Wildlife

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation – Natural Heritage Program (http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/index.shtml)

Features information on state and federal threatened and endangered plants and wildlife, habitats of particular conservation concern, and stewardship actions designed to benefit these important natural resources. 

Search the database for lists of threatened and endangered species by county, watershed or physiographic region. 

**A fee is charged to compile site-specific species lists and information.

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/)

Conserves and manages the state’s wildlife and aquatic resources.  Links to the State Wildlife Action Plan (http://www.bewildvirginia.org/wildlifeplan/), which provides an overview of key species and habitats of conservation concern throughout the state.