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Even though it's a one-shot experience, West Virginia's annual Conservation Camp remains popular among the state's youth.
Identifying tree leaves is only one of the skills campers can learn at the annual West Virginia Conservation Camp in Webster County.
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Fishers featured at new exhibit
FRENCH CREEK - Don't let their bright eyes and teddy-bear faces fool you; the two newest residents of the West Virginia Wildlife Center are anything but gentle.
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    HURRICANE - The cure for Sid Taylor's post-retirement funk had a cold nose and big, floppy ears.
    Disease rate rises in Hampshire deer
    West Virginia wildlife officials say they "weren't surprised" when a recent sampling of Hampshire County deer turned up almost as many cases of chronic wasting disease as the combined samples of the previous three years.
    Bears in the crosshairs
    Early this fall, hunters will spearhead the first serious effort in more than 40 years to reduce West Virginia's black-bear population.
    What an introduction!
    Even if he lives to be 100, Justin Harding knows he might never kill another turkey as large as the one he killed last weekend.
    Mixed signals
    Wildlife officials have some good news and some not-so-good news for West Virginia's turkey hunters.
    Record catches 'just happen' to two anglers
    Most of the time, people who catch record-breaking fish had no idea they were going to do so.
    Close encounter with coyotes unnerves hunter
    The mind of a turkey hunter is often filled with "what ifs:"
    Impaled prey a clue to presence of shrikes
    Last week I was in Southern West Virginia for the New River Birding and Nature Festival. On Wednesday evening, Paul Shaw, a local birder and field trip leader, showed me a photo on his digital camera.
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