Share
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, an internationally acclaimed teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine located in Waynesboro, admitted a total of 2,303 animals for treatment during 2010 – injured, ailing, and orphaned wildlife from all across Virginia. During 2010, the Center treated: 1037 mammals, including 299 Eastern Cottontail Rabbits; 223 Eastern Gray…
Share
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, located in Waynesboro, is hosting an open house on Sunday, Oct. 17. The times available for the tour of the Wildlife Center are 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. Reservations are available for groups up to five. The Wildlife Center of Virginia is an animal hospital that is known…
Share
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Ed Clark has been in the wildlife business long enough to remember when his help was wanted after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. The deskbound experts running the show in the wake of the still-ongoing spill in the Gulf of Mexico have made it clear that they think they…
Share
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] If you’d ask a person on the street what the Wildlife Center of Virginia does, “the two things they’re likely to say are take care of hurt animals and put on programs for kids. And while all of that is true, it’s like what you see of an iceberg…
Share
Story by Chris Graham [email protected] They’ve got plenty of people down on the Gulf Coast washing oil off birds. Ed Clark is focusing his attention at the Wildlife Center of Virginia on ecosystem issues. “We don’t need to go down there and wash birds. They’re already well cared for by the professional groups. What…
Share
Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Wildlife Center of Virginia announced on Tuesday that Buddy, the bald eagle from Norfolk admitted to the Waynesboro-based Center as a patient in May 2008, will become a permanent resident at the Center.
Share
Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Wildlife Center of Virginia admitted a total of 2,534 animals for treatment during 2009 – injured, ailing, and orphaned wildlife from all across Virginia. The 2009 caseload was the highest number of patients treated at theinternationally acclaimed teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine located in…
Share
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, has scheduled several open houses for Autumn 2009. These are rare opportunities to see the inner workings of the nation’s premier wildlife hospital, as well as meet some of the wildlife that serve as the Center’s education ambassadors.
Share
Staff Report The Wildlife Center of Virginia will host its 24th annual Gala and Benefit Auction on Saturday at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center in Staunton. The event is open to the public. Proceeds will benefit the Waynesboro-based Wildlife Center. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception and silent…
Share
Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Wildlife Center of Virginia is sponsoring two training classes on wildlife rehabilitation on Saturday in Middletown. The classes are designed for people who are interested in learning more about providing basic health care for wildlife.
Local news is in “serious jeopardy,” according to experts. Pitch in and help AFP continue to deliver news to the Valley, Virginia and beyond.