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Chelonian Husbandry: The Basics

February 3, 2014

They say that “time flies when you are having fun,” but the same can also be said when you are busy. At the Wildlife Center of Virginia, both are true. I came to the Wildlife Center for the fall rehabilitation externship program, and it has had me doing a lot of different things. Every day was a different experience, despite having some things set as a weekly routine: weighing patients, cleaning filters in the reptile room, and hosing down different enclosures and flight pens. And I have enjoyed every single bit of it!

A Look at Disease-Spread Prevention

January 20, 2014

Tucked away in the old deciduous woods of the Shenandoah Valley sits the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Focusing on two main medical aspects -- individual patient treatment and disease-spread prevention -- the Center provides Virginia with a state-of-the-art wildlife recovery facility. The prevention of disease-spread is dependent on the interspecies and intraspecies interactions. Due to the interaction of employees and animals at the Center, disease prevention must be considered on a human level.

2013 Year in Review

December 31, 2013

It’s now a tradition at the Wildlife Center for the staff, students, and volunteers to recount their most memorable moments of the year. A variety of stories and memories of 2013 from the staff and volunteers of the Wildlife Center are posted on the Center's blog; here is a complete list for 2013, just so you don't miss any posts!

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