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Numerous place names in Pennsylvania and West Virginia attest to how frequently these animals were encountered in the state. In the late 18th century, European hunters and explorers in the Trans-Allegheny region of the state reported seeing sizable populations, especially along the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers.
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.
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.
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 following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Insignia Type Symbol Year Image Coat of arms ... Animal: Black bear: 1954, [1] 1973 [3] Bird ...
Lemurs are native to Madagascar, a country located over 9,000 miles away from West Virginia. Andy McKee, an animal expert WSAZ spoke to about the sighting, said the strange critter "looks more ...
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
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 ...