Tag: Virginia
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Articles
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It’s a girl(s)! Endangered woodpeckers deliver the goods at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
June 27, 2017 | 4 minute read
Suffolk, Virginia — The matchmaking has paid off. Biologists this week report that red-cockaded woodpeckers trucked from the Carolinas have bred and raised two chicks at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The two young mark a milestone in the effort to establish a new population of the endangered bird since it was last seen there more than 40 years ago. The two chicks hatched in mid-May. Biologists with the Center for Conservation Biology and U. Learn more...
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A red-cockaded woodpecker has dinner outside its nesting cavity. Photo by USFWS.
Endangered woodpeckers translocated to Great Dismal Swamp after a 40-year absence
October 29, 2015 | 3 minute read
Four pairs of endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers took flight in their new home last Friday at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk, Virginia, which hasn’t seen the woodpecker since 1974. The goal is to establish Virginia’s second population and the only population to date on public land, as well as to boost populations at the northern limit of the species’ natural range in the state. “The potential to restore the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker to Great Dismal Swamp is very exciting,” said refuge manager Chris Lowie. Learn more...
Faq
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Big Sandy crayfish. Photo by Zachary Loughman, West Liberty University.
Endangered Species Act protects two Appalachian crayfish
April 6, 2016 | 7 minute read
Following a review of the best available science, peer review and public comment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has protected the Guyandotte River crayfish as endangered and the Big Sandy crayfish as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. What are the ranges of the Guyandotte River and Big Sandy crayfish? Occurrence data, historical habitat characteristics, and information from species experts indicate that the Big Sandy crayfish’s historical range likely included streams throughout the upper Big Sandy River basin, which covers 10 counties in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. Learn more...
News
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Yellow lance in the Tar River in North Carolina. Photo by Sarah McRae, USFWS.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finds yellow lance mussel warrants Endangered Species Act protection
April 4, 2017 | 4 minute read
A freshwater mussel native to waters from Maryland to North Carolina along the Atlantic seaboard is declining. Recent surveys showed the yellow lance mussel has lost 57 percent of its historical range. Read the full story...
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Big Sandy crayfish. Photo by Zachary Loughman, West Liberty University.
Endangered Species Act protections finalized for two Appalachian crayfishes in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia
April 6, 2016 | 4 minute read
Just months after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s April 2015 proposal to protect the Big Sandy crayfish and Guyandotte River crayfish as endangered, the agency sent a crayfish expert into the central Appalachians to look for more. The goal: to determine if the outlook for the two creatures was better than previous data indicated. After combing hundreds of likely sites in the Big Sandy and Guyandotte River watersheds in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky, the survey team from West Liberty University had mixed results. Read the full story...
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Red wolf. Photo by Valerie, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Eastern North Carolina Red wolf population under review
August 29, 2014 | 3 minute read
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a contract to conduct a review of the Eastern North Carolina non-essential, experimental red wolf population to the Wildlife Management Institute (WMI), of Cabot, Virginia. Founded in 1911, WMI is a private, non-profit, scientific and educational organization, dedicated to the conservation, enhancement, and professional management of North America’s wildlife and other natural resources. The evaluation will be completed in 60 days by October 10, 2014. Read the full story...
Podcasts
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Cluster of Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus). Photo by Dave Riggs, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grants go to help the struggle against White Nose Syndrome
January 12, 2010 | 2 minute read
Transcript Greetings and welcome to the Southern Appalachian Creature Feature. Winter is approaching - a season that has become a time of apprehension among wildlife biologists. White nose syndrome, a mysterious affliction responsible for the deaths of more than a million bats, is most lethal during this time, and the collective hibernation of bats means winter presents the greatest opportunity for spreading the malady. In response to the threat of white nose syndrome, the Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced $800,000 in grants to fund six research projects that will provide insight into this mysterious, menacing threat, and help ensure the survival of some of our rarest bats. Learn more...
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Little brown bat from Avery County with White Nose Syndrome. Photo by Gabrielle Graeter, NCWRC.
Southern Appalachians face white nose syndrome
July 10, 2009 | 2 minute read
Transcript Greetings and welcome to the Southern Appalachian Creature Feature. White nose syndrome, an affliction of unknown origin that is fatal to bats, has been confirmed in two Virginia counties, the first cases in the Southern Appalachians. First documented in New York in 2006, WNS has killed tens of thousands of bats as it spread north and south. The affliction takes its name from the white-tufts of fungus that often grow on the muzzles of infected bats, however, it’s unknown if this fungus is the cause of the problem or merely taking advantage of a diseased and weakened bat. Learn more...
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Lake sturgeon. Photo by USFWS.
New report looks at the state of American fish
December 20, 2008 | 2 minute read
Transcript Welcome to the Southern Appalachian Creature Feature. This week, we’ll look at the state of fish populations, both in the Southern Appalachians and across the nation. The slender chub is a tiny fish known only from the Clinch, Powell, and Holston Rivers of eastern Tennessee and southwest Virginia. It hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2002, despite searches by some of the best fish biologists in the region. Learn more...
Wildlife
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Atlantic pigtoes ready for release. Photo by USFWS.
Atlantic pigtoe
The Atlantic pigtoe is a small freshwater clam found in Virginia, North Carolina, and historically in South Carolina and Georgia. Visit the species profile...
