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As one of the world’s leading teaching hospitals for wildlife medicine, the Wildlife Center of Virginia has a core mission to teach the world to care about and care for wildlife and the environment. This news page collects stories of the Center’s expertise in action.
Earlier this fall, the Wildlife Center rehabilitation staff thought they'd have a fairly empty reptile room this winter -- as of October 1, only three Eastern Box Turtles were recovering and "over-wintering" at the Center. Unfortunately, things did not quiet down for the winter ... with 12 turtles housed in the room now.
Given that turtles are typically hibernating at this time of year ... what happened?
On December 17, Wildlife Center President and Co-Founder Ed Clark testified as an "expert witness" in a federal court in a sentencing hearing in a case involving killing more than 100 Bald and Golden Eagles. Here is Ed's account of how he got into this "expert witness" business ... and his reflections on the most recent trial.
Just what is an eagle worth?