Wildlife Center of Virginia Blog

If I could describe the Wildlife Center of Virginia in one word, it would be “education”. Everyone who works at the Center is willing to lend their knowledge to teach someone something they didn’t know before walking through the doors. From the tour groups on open-house days that learn about everything that goes into running the Center, to the volunteers, high-school apprentices, community service helpers, interns, and externs who learn the ins and outs of rehabilitation or veterinary medicine – everyone has something to learn and someone to teach them.

I came to the Wildlife Center excited to learn anything and everything about the wildlife of Virginia. I did not have experience working with wildlife, so I was a bit nervous to start.

Some people come to Virginia for the experience of the beautiful landscape; I came for the experience of conserving the wildlife that comes with the beautiful sights. What’s better than to come to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, which is surrounded by the Shenandoah Valley?

I never thought that I’d work hands-on with wildlife the way that I was able to at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, and I am so incredibly grateful that I got to live the dream.