Wildlife Center of Virginia Blog
2016 Year in Review: Shelly Hokanson, Outreach Volunteer
2016 was a bit of a rough year in Outreach, with the losses of some of our beloved ambassadors, but their impact will live on for years.
2016 Year in Review: Pam Rossetter, Outreach Volunteer
After watching Ed build this wonderful place in the early 1980s, I committed to volunteering nearly three years ago.
2016 Year in Review: Emily Swords, Veterinary Technician Intern
Wow! I’ve only been working at the Wildlife Center for three months now but it has totally changed my life. I don’t even know where to begin.
2016 Year in Review: Alex Wehrung, Outreach Coordinator
Is it possible to pick just one memory or just one event that means the most to me?
2016 Year in Review: Peg Leinbach, Volunteer
A few weeks ago, I was asked to respond to a call from a woman who had found a bird in a window-well of her basement. She described it as a large bird, about the size of a large duck and it had a long pointed bill.
2016 Year in Review: Raina Krasner, Outreach Coordinator
Every summer, the Wildlife Center spends a week presenting at all eight branches of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL). For four days during July, the outreach coordinators (and education animals) present a dozen programs and meet more than 1,000 people.
2016 Year in Review: Dr. Ernesto Dominguez, Veterinary Intern
Wow, these past six months went fast! There are so many different and cool stories and patients that I can’t pick just one.
2016 Year in Review: Leigh-Ann Horne, Licensed Veterinary Technician
Early this year, the vet staff had the opportunity to assist the medical team from the National Zoo with a study comparing anesthetic protocols in Black Bears.
2016 Year in Review: Amanda Nicholson, Director of Outreach
One of my favorite aspects of my job at the Center is working with -- and bonding with -- our non-releasable education ambassadors, particularly the raptors.
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