Wildlife Center of Virginia Blog

While I have only been at the Wildlife Center since mid-August, many memories have already been made.

This year has been such an exciting and educational year for me; it was so hard to pick one opportunity to talk about. This year I have had the chance to work more hands-on with the animals and have released a number of our patients back into the wild myself!

“Intense learning experience” -- that’s what I was told this externship would entail at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, and they weren’t joking! 

“We have a surprise auction item”, said Ed Clark as a picture of a Peregrine Falcon came on the big screen. Little did I know that the auction item would turn into one of the most memorable moments of my life. “We are auctioning off the opportunity to release this falcon back into the wild at tomorrow’s release.” “Wow, that would be so …” was all I could think before my mom whipped around with this awesome smile on her face and she asked me if I wanted to do it. I said of course I would want to do that. I mean come on, how many people can say they have released a falcon back into the wild?