Wildlife
Shell Game
When someone mentions the illegal wildlife trade, it usually creates mental images of exotic animals; most people would not think of turtles. Read more…
Spring Brings a New Hope for Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers at Big Woods WMA
An annual nest check by DWR employees showed the fourth documented red-cockaded woodpecker nest at Big Woods WMA. Read more…
Good Fire: How DWR Uses Fire to Restore the Wild
We’ve been conditioned to think of fire as solely a destructive force, but for wildlife, forests, and meadows, fire can also be restorative and a force for good. Prescribed fire is #GoodFire. Read more…
HRBT April Update: A Tale of Two Islands
As the first seabird arrivals for the 2021 nesting season have start to arrive on Ft. Wool, learn more about how DWR, VDOT, and the HRBT are working at Ft. Wool Read more…
Groundbreaking Regulations Pass to Protect Virginia’s Migratory Birds
New Virginia regulations protect migratory birds at the state level providing additional support to threatened and endangered species. Read more…
March Means Morels!
Morels can make a great addition to your ingredients, so go out foraging in beautiful tulip poplar forests and other mixed hardwood environments Read more…
Tired of Netflix? Enter the World of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Seabird Breeding Colony
Preparations are underway for another seabird nesting season after the addition of offshore barges which add an additional acre to the nesting grounds. Read more…
If You Build It, They Will Come
How Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources' relocated Virginia’s largest seabird colony on a tight timeline. Read more…
It’s Tax Time: Consider Supporting DWR’s Non-Game Program
Sometimes Virginia’s wildlife needs a little extra help, which is why state outdoors enthusiasts should consider supporting the DWR's non-game wildlife fund. Read more…