Virginia Wild

Virginia's animals and the ground they live on, from the Atlantic to the Appalachians.

Losses

The ones that did not, or nearly did not

White-nose syndrome, the woodpecker, the squirrel.

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Losses

A fungus arrived around 2009 and bats have not recovered

White-nose syndrome reached Virginia around 2009 and reduced several hibernating bat species by an order of magnitude.