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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.
For the first time in its nearly 27-year history, the Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, released three Bald Eagles at the same event. The unprecedented triple release took place on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Visitors Center at Mason Neck State Park in southern Fairfax County, Virginia. Participating in the release was Ed Clark, President and co-founder of the Wildlife Center. Also participating in the event were:
With the timely assistance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wildlife Center of Virginia, the nation’s leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, has treated and released an adult Bald Eagle – the 21st Bald Eagle admitted to the Center thus far in 2009.