
Wildlife Center of Virginia marking return to good health of young bald eagle
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.

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.

A local organization is having another record-breaking year. And it is doing so not by raising the most money, hitting the most home runs or awarding the most scholarships. This organization is helping baby rabbits, injured opossums and birds of prey, orphaned fawns and orphaned bear cubs.

If you hear a songbird chirping from the back of a classroom or the ruffle of hawk feathers during a lab, there is a good chance Haley Olsen-Hodges is one of your classmates.

It’s World Wildlife Week, and the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro is marking the week with a series of online programs.

More than 60,000 deer-related crashes occur in Virginia each year, costing approximately $533 million in damages annually.

Just five decades ago, Elliott Island on Maryland’s Eastern Shore was a global hotspot for avid birders who wanted to add the diminutive eastern black rail to their life lists.

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources wants to remind the public that if they encounter any wild animal acting tame or unafraid of humans, to please leave the animal alone.

More than 300 people from literally across the world are registered for this weekend’s 25th annual Call of the Wild conference being hosted by the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia online auction and week-long online Gala celebrates Virginia wildlife and the work of the center – Virginia’s premier wildlife hospital and education center – and helps ensure that the center can continue its lifesaving work.

Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, who was among the wildlife zoo figures featured on the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” faces several charges in Virginia stemming from an investigation into the trafficking of lion cubs between Virginia and South Carolina.
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