DGIF announces Virginia Wildlife Grant Program awards
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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has announced the 2019 recipients of the Virginia Wildlife Grant Program.
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Study provides insight on how to minimize the impacts of severe weather on wildlife
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When Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida in September 2017, the Category 5 storm offered a team of wildlife researchers a first-ever opportunity to observe behavioral responses of white-tailed deer to an extreme weather event in real time.
Wildlife Center of Virginia to present program at ShenanArts home theater
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, will present a snake program to students at the ShenanArts theater in Staunton on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Wildlife Center to present program at Waynesboro Public Library
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, will be at the Waynesboro Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 23.
DGIF biologist named 2019 SEAFWA Wildlife Biologist of the Year
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The Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies named Gary Norman the 2019 Wildlife Biologist of the Year at their annual meeting in Hilton Head, S.C., last week.
Beyer testifies on Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) made a guest appearance Thursday in a Natural Resources Committee hearing on his bill, H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act.
Extension, cooperatives hold annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours
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Virginia Cooperative Extension will hold their 43rd Annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours starting Oct. 11.
Wittman introduces resolution to celebrate urban wildlife refuges
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Congressmen Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) have introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate Sept. 29 at National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day.
Wildlife conservation students take on real-world projects in capstone course
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At the top of Buffalo Mountain outside Floyd, a team of Virginia Tech wildlife conservation students uses drones to map and monitor erosion impacts on the habitat of a rare insect.
Visitor spending at national wildlife refuges boosts local economies by $3.2B
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A report released last week indicates that 53.6 million people visited national wildlife refuges in 2017, which had an economic impact of $3.2 billion on local communities and supported more than 41,000 jobs.
