Did you know that armadillos, fishers, and porcupines are expanding their ranges into Virginia?

October 20, 2021

Did you know that armadillos, fishers, and porcupines are expanding their ranges into Virginia?

VMNH Curator of Mammals Dr. Nancy Moncrief has worked with colleagues at Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources to write research papers that document the recent movements of these animals into the Commonwealth.

In the recently published article "Armadillos are moving into Southwest Virginia", Dwayne Yancey, editor of the Cardinal News, highlights Dr. Moncrief's research on all three of these lesser-known mammals in Virginia and explains where in the Commonwealth they are most likely to be found.