On the Fourth of July this year, I climbed into my Jeep in the late evening just as it began pouring rain. I was in such a rush from my front door to the car, I did not see that I had startled “someone” in the process …
We followed front-desk coordinators Marley Crawford and Caroline Elpers during a busy spring day.
As a part of our “Where Are They Now?” series, we had an e-interview with Dr. Dan Grove, who was our veterinary intern in 2002-2003.
Q: What have you done professionally since leaving the Wildlife Center?
The loss of Jaz, the Center’s education American Crow, was hard on the entire staff of the Wildlife Center.
It’s late at night and you hear something outside. Curious, you move closer to a window, peek outside, and see a pair of small eyes looking back at you. These eyes appear to belong to an animal searching for food – and the food it's searching for is in your trash can.
When you go outside to investigate further, you see the animal climb out of the trash can and hurry away. In the dim light, you could barely make out what the animal is – a Virginia Opossum!
As a part of our “Where Are They Now?” series, we had an e-interview with Dr. Terra Kelly, who was our veterinary intern in 2001 – 2002.
Q: What have you done professionally since leaving the Wildlife Center?
To say I was nervous coming to the Wildlife Center was an understatement.
As a part of our “Where Are They Now?” series, we had an e-interview with Dr. Camille (Harris) Hopkins, who was our veterinary intern in 2005 – 2006.
Q: What have you done professionally since leaving the Wildlife Center?
We followed Lacy Kegley, the Wildlife Center's vice president, one day just after the new year.
During my rehabilitation externship at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, I learned that people struggle to understand and connect with snakes, a reptile commonly seen in our state. As an extern, I worked hands-on with non-releasable education snakes as well as patient snakes, which undergo rehabilitation with the intent of being returned to the wild. Working with snakes made me realize that, even I -- an animal lover -- initially struggled to warm up to these cold-blooded creatures.
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