The black bear was adopted as the state animal on March 23, 1973.
The state legislature.
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West Virginia's state nickname is "The Mountain State."
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Louisiana's state animal is the Louisiana black bear.
Virginia's state insect is the tiger swallowtail butterfly.
West Virginia's state stone is crushed up gold.
to be exact, it became the state animal in 1979
It became the official state wild animal in 1971.
It became the state animal in 1955 i think