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
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‘A full-circle moment’: Wildlife Center of Virginia releases seven young Black Bears
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In March and April of 2024, the Wildlife Center of Virginia began admitting young Black Bear cubs from across the Commonwealth.
What are urban wildlife corridors, and how do they help mitigate climate change?
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Green corridors, or ecological corridors, are strips of vegetation and natural landscape dispersed throughout a city.
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.
Caring for Critters provides support for Wildlife Center of Virginia education ambassadors
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The education ambassadors at the Wildlife Center of Virginia are some of the most important members of the organization’s team.
Thanksgiving Day at the Wildlife Center of Virginia brings customized meals for one and all
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Wildlife Center of Virginia staff members are preparing to provide care for a diverse array of wild patients on Thanksgiving Day.
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.
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.
Mission to care for wild animals continues at Wildlife Center of Virginia
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Milestones are nothing new at the Wildlife Center of Virginia after 42 years of caring for wild animals, but Wednesday’s is important.
COVID-19 virus widespread among wildlife; likely spread by humans
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Animals near hiking trails and public areas have been found with the COVID-19 virus in their systems, supporting human-to-animal transmission.
