2012 Year in Review: MVK, Volunteer Moderator
One of my favorite memories of 2012 at the Wildlife Center of Virginia involved those beautiful Black Bears.
One of my favorite memories of 2012 at the Wildlife Center of Virginia involved those beautiful Black Bears.
So much about my externship at the Wildlife Center of Virginia was memorable – I hardly know where to start.
When the first Black Bear of the year was admitted, 12-0073, little did we know what a trend this would start – as we get ready to end 2012, we have now admitted 17 Black Bears for the year.
I have LOTS of great 2012 memories. New patients … the debut of several new Critter Cams … the GN Reveal. But I’ll also remember 2012 as a year in which I connected, in a new way, with the Center’s wildlife ambassadors.
Volunteering on the treatment team at the Wildlife Center is an amazing opportunity -- so many ups and downs, so many fave and not so favorite memories.
Driving home on a May evening from work, I saw a roadkill opossum. As usual, I stopped to check if it was a mom with babies.
Summer was ending and I was dreading the last weekend in August. My amazing group of rehab externs was leaving me – each of these college students had volunteered eight weeks of their summer break at the Wildlife Center and were here to learn more about wildlife rehabilitation.
Before joining the Wildlife Center in August, I was definitely more of a “reptile person”. I love snakes and turtles and lizards, and I have had plenty of experience handling and caring for reptiles.
The end of 2012 also marks the end of my first year of volunteering on the “treatment team” at The Wildlife Center.
The past year has been filled with many incredible memories – and most of them have included the online community.