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This is a list of mammals in Virginia, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. Virginia has 77 species of native land mammals (including extirpated species), and the coast is visited by nearly 30 marine mammal species. 11 species or subspecies of native Virginian mammals are listed as endangered or threatened by the state ...
The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre (57 km 2) wildlife preserve operated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.It is primarily located on the Virginia half of Assateague Island with portions (only about 3%) located on the Maryland side of the island, as well as Morris Island and Wildcat Marsh.
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. Family: Dugongidae Steller's sea cow , H. gigas ( Alaska only) [ 6 ] (E) EX
Washington Ditch in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect and preserve a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the United States.
1 Animals. Toggle Animals subsection. 1.1 Mammals. 1.2 Birds. 1.3 ... Below is a list of the endangered and threatened animal and plant species in the Commonwealth of ...
Forested wetland within the Great Dismal Swamp. In the mid-20th century, conservation groups across the United States began demanding the preservation of the remaining Great Dismal Swamp and restoration of its wetlands, by then understood as critical habitat for a wide variety of birds, animals, plants, and other living things.
In the marsh, Kya lives among the wild and natural plants, animals and other creatures of her surroundings, leading her to be called the “Marsh Girl” by the people of nearby coastal town ...
Pages in category "Marshes of Virginia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.