State wildlife resource agency honors communications officer of the year
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The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources communications center serves as a bridge between multiple agencies and first responders.
Search Results for Wildlife Center of Virginia
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Waynesboro: Virginia Street Arts Festival puts spotlight on muralists, creativity
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The Virginia Street Arts Festival returns to Waynesboro on May 17-18, and three buildings will be transformed.
Red fox in Northern Virginia tests positive for highly pathogenic bird flu
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A red fox tested positive for avian influenza in Virginia and is the first known case in a mammal in the state.
An opossum by any other name: Wildlife Center requests votes for new ambassador
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia has a new furry face on its ambassador team: a male opossum who came to the Waynesboro center in October.
Virginia Land Conservation Foundation grants will conserve 11K acres
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More than two dozen Virginia projects will receive grants from $14.4 million in Virginia Land Conservation Foundation funding that will conserve 11,220 acres around the Commonwealth.
Virginia reports 608 wildfires, 45K acres burned in fall, spring seasons
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As fall fire season begins, Virginia has set goals to be better prepared and named the Department of Forestry as the lead agency for fires.
Spotted turtles returned to Virginia after 2018 illegal wildlife trafficking in New York
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After more than six years in captivity, the Virginia DWR released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed in the Commonwealth.
Birds on the move throughout Virginia; deceased songbirds reported
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Nearly 450,000 birds migrated across Augusta County last night with the greatest number of birds after sunset, according to Birdcast.
Department of Health: Virginians should avoid natural water bodies due to debris from Helene
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The public is asked to avoid natural water bodies in Virginia due to pollution and debris from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
Virginia: Department of Wildlife Resources officer recognized with state award
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A Virginia DWR officer who is assigned to patrol Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford County has been honored with a state performance award.
