In the wild, young eagles are generally hatched from mid-March to very early April. They remain in the nest for about three months. Then, when they are old enough to leave the nest, they remain with their parents for another three months, being fed as necessary and learning what they need to know about catching fish and finding their own food.
News
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.
September 16, 2009
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, released a Bald Eagle on Friday, September 18 at 1:00 p.m. at Westover Plantation, on the James River in Charles City County.
Participating in the release was Ed Clark, President and Co-Founder of the Wildlife Center. Assisting Clark was Madis Leivits, a veterinary student from Estonia who has just started a one-year internship at the Center.
September 2, 2009
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, released a Bald Eagle on Monday, September 7 at 11:00 a.m. at Westover Plantation, on the James River in Charles City County. This was the ninth Bald Eagle released by the Center during 2009.
Participating in the release was Ed Clark, President and Co-Founder of the Wildlife Center. Assisting Clark was Dr. Ariane Santamaria-Bouvier.
August 24, 2009
TO: The Wildlife Center of Virginia Community
FROM: Edward E. Clark, Jr.
President and Co-Founder, Wildlife Center of Virginia
August 24, 2009
TO: Ed Clark
FROM: Dr. Dave McRuer, Director of Veterinary Medicine
August 24, 2009
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for wild animals, today announced that the Norfolk Botanical Garden Bald Eagle – a patient at the Center since May 2008 – cannot be released back to the wild.
August 21, 2009
The Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for wild animals, is pleased to announce the birth this week of a “baker’s dozen” of turtles – seven Common Snapping Turtles, and six Painted Turtles. The births represent the most successful incubation of native turtle eggs in the Center’s 27-year history. The eggs came from four patients at the Wildlife Center.