
Virginia Department of Forestry’s Camp Woods & Wildlife returns
Applications are open for Camp Woods & Wildlife, formerly known as Holiday Lake Forestry Camp.

Applications are open for Camp Woods & Wildlife, formerly known as Holiday Lake Forestry Camp.

Black bear sows have been documented giving birth in Virginia from Dec. 19 to Feb. 22 – with a median date of Jan. 17. It’s become a Wildlife Center of Virginia tradition to celebrate the bears’ birthdays on this day.

Has anyone figured out how to build wind farms that don’t negatively impact birds, bats and other wildlife? Does building them off-shore help?

State Veterinarian Dr. Charlie Broaddus and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources have signed off on a permit to Nicolas Claus, of the North Pole, to allow Claus to bring his herd of “eight tiny reindeer” and one additional rare red-nosed reindeer into Virginia on the evening of Dec. 24.

Staff at the Wildlife Center of Virginia are getting ready for a Thanksgiving feast for over 100 guests, including red-tailed hawks, Eastern screech owls, bald eagles, black bears, and deer mice.

Pretty much all homeowners will find themselves faced with unwanted wildlife on their property sooner or later. And since it’s best to invest in prevention, we’d recommend that you prepare yourself ahead of time, should the situation ever arise.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia is hosting its annual Benefit Auction now through Saturday links featured on the organization’s homepage at www.wildlifecenter.org.

Is it true that some wildlife species are evolving much more rapidly in response to the warming climate?

Whatever happened to the Yukon to Yellowstone (Y2Y) wildlife corridor dream that was in the news years ago?

A young bald eagle treated for the past five months at the Wildlife Center of Virginia will be released back into the wild on Thursday.
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