This was a truly memorable experience -- that I was grateful to take part in.
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I felt out of place like my humanity was sticking out like a sore thumb.
I am quite proud to have been a part of the team providing this frog’s care and to have contributed something to amphibian medicine and conservation.
I can’t fully put into words what the Wildlife Center of Virginia has meant to me. How thankful I am for this organization, and just how being in this field has fulfilled and empowered me.
This splint was by far the tiniest splint I have placed to date and it was so much fun!
I love that I learn from each of these events. Always something new in the world of wildlife!
The closest I have ever been to one was from a far distance on hiking trails, so you could imagine my excitement becoming part of the bear care team and taking on this new role as a “bear mom”.