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West Virginia Field Office
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The West Virginia Field Office is a facility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service located in Elkins, West Virginia. Its mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. This office deals primarily with endangered West Virginian species, in bats, and hunting and fishing in WV. Endangered Species The West Virginia Field Office works to protect federally-listed endangered, threatened and candidate species in WV. Some of the endangered species include the Eastern Cougar (Felis concolor cougar,) Virginia Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virgini,) diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) and Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium stoloniferum.) White-Nose Syndrome in Bats The West Virginia Field Office partners with federal and state agencies as well as nongovernment organizations to learn more about White-Nose Syndrome in bats in order to assess its impact and minimize its spread. The official WNS page of the West Virginia Field Office has current news of updates with the Syndrome. See Also
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