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The American black bear (Ursus americanus) has been the West Virginia state animal since 1973 [1] The river otter (Lontra canadensis) has been reestablished in West Virginia. The state of West Virginia is home to 72 wild mammal species.
The life zones of West Virginia allow for a diversity of habitats for fauna (animal life), varying from large lowland farming valleys bordered with forest and meadow to highland ridge flats and heavy forestland, some with rocky ridge-line peaks. The "Mountain State" harbors at least 56 species and subspecies of mammals.
The ranges of some 34 salamander species, 15 species of frogs and toads, 21 species of snakes, 13 turtle species, and 6 lizard species extend into some portion of the state. Two of these — the Cheat Mountain salamander and West Virginia spring salamander — are endemic to West Virginia.
The creature sighting in West Virginia wasn't October's only mystery animal. On Oct. 22, the Bristol Zoo Project, a wildlife conservation park in England, shared a photo from trail camera footage ...
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals. Animals with more specific designations are also listed.
A few of the animals at the Wildlife Center were once found naturally in West Virginia, but were extirpated by the early 1900s. [ 1 ] The Wildlife Center comprises 338 acres (137 ha) and displays 29 different species of West Virginia mammals , birds, and reptiles , which are located along a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) trail through a mature hardwood ...
The northern cardinal is the state bird of West Virginia. This list of birds of West Virginia includes species documented in the U.S. state of West Virginia and accepted by the West Virginia Bird Records Committee of the Brooks Bird Club (BBC). As of July 2021 the published list contained 354 species. [1]
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