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Great Horned Owlets Re-nesting

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

 

Great Horned Owlet Re-nesting

WWBT/NBC 12 Richmond – Hannah Smith

The Roanoke Star – Stuart Revercomb

WCAV/CBS 19 Charlottesville 

 

Wally’s Children’s Book

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

 

Dead American Robins in Radford, VA story

WFXR/FOX – George Noleff

WSLS/NBC 10 – Jazmine Otey

The Southwest Times – Melinda Williams

WSLS/NBC 10 – Alexus Davila

WSET/ABC 13 – Will Stafford

 

Great Horned Owl Release

The Southwest Times

 

State Supreme Court to Hear Appeal

WFXR/FOX – Colleen Guerry

 

Virginia Tech Duckpond Otters on Ice

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

The Roanoke Times – Christina Koomen

WFXR/FOX – Kianna Price

 

New Year’s Eve Bald Eagles

WSLS/NBC 10

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Rachel Schneider

 

Online Auction 2021

The Roanoke Times – Dan Casey – Follow-up Story

WSLS/NBC 10 – Alexus Davila

WFXR/FOX – Colleen Guerry

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Rachel Schneider

The Roanoke Times – Dan Casey

WFIR Radio – Ian Price 

 

What To Do With Pumpkin Leftovers

ABC 8 – Richmond, VA

WFXR/FOX – Kim Yonick

CBS 17- Raleigh, NC 

 

Eagle Scout Project/Auction Item

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Rachel Schneider 

 

Smith Mountain Lake Lions Club Education Program

SmithMountainLake.com

 

Don’t Use Fake Spider Webs

WSLS/NBC 10

 

American Kestrel Release

WSLS/NBC 10 – Jazmine Otey

 

Donations From Kroger Bartenders and Debs Lemonade

WSLS/NBC 10 – McKinley Strother 

 

Goose Caught In Drone Cage

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Ian Cassette 

WFIR Radio – Ian Price 

The Roanoke Star 
WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas 

 

Outward Bound Dove Release

WFXR/FOX – George Noleff

 

Red-Tailed Hawk Release

WFXR/FOX – Colleen Guerry 

 

Owl Release

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Sarah Irby

 

Resume Feeding Birds

Bristol Herald – Courier – Sarah Wade 

WHSV/FOX,CBS,ABC 3 Harrisonburg 

WWBT/NBC 12 Richmond –  Katherine Lutge 

The Roanoke Star 

WFXR/FOX – Kim Yonick 

 

Mourning Dove

WFXR/Outward Bound – George Noleff 

 

Ducks Run Over

WSET/ABC 13 – Maggi Marshall 

 

Baby Beavers

Virginia Dogwood – Amie Knowles 

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Rachel Schneider 

NBC12 Richmond 

 

Bird Disease Story

Bristol Herald Courier – Sarah Wade 

Bristol Herald Courier – Sarah Wade (#2)

The Roanoke Times – Luke Weir 

NBC 12 Richmond – Enzo Domingo 

The Virginia Dogwood – Amie Knowles 

Fredericksburg Free Lance Star

The Roanoke Times – Luke Weir 

WSET/ABC 13 – Madison Doner

NBC 12 Richmond 

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Pat Thomas, Rachel Schneider

 

Birds Rescued From Tree 

WSLS/NBC 10 – Lindsey Kennett

 

New Ambassador

Roanoke Star Sentinel 

 

First Fridays

WFXR/FOX – Colleen Guerry 

 

Neighbors File Appeal

WFXR/FOX – Gary Boyer 

 

River Otters

WSET/ABC 13 – Ida Domingo 

News Break

The Roanoke Star – Stuart Revercomb

WFXR/FOX 27.1 – Gary Boyer 

 

Bedford Library Partnership

Smith Mountain Eagle

 

Bear Cub from Fries, VA

WFXR/FOX 27.1 

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Pat Thomas 

WVIR/NBC 29 Charlottesville 

 

Baby Mallard Duck

WSLS/NBC 10 – Nicole Del Rosario 

 

Lookout for Cubs

WSLS/NBC 10 – Lookout for Cubs –  Jessica Jewell 

 

Baby Great Horned Owl & Black Dog Salvage

Department of Wildlife Resource – Molly Kirk 

WFXR/FOX 27.1 

 

1st Baby Black Bear of the Year in Virginia

SWVA Today

WSET/ABC 13 – Baby Bear Doing Well – Ida Domingo 

WFXR/FOX 27.1 

WHSV/ABC,FOX, CBS Harrisonburg/Charlottesville 

The Roanoke Star News

WVIR/NBC 29 Charlottesville 

WSET/ABC 13 – Sarah Grace Todd 

WSLS/NBC 10 – Nicole Del Rosario and John Carlin 

WWBT/NBC 12 Harrisonburg

 

Virginia Tech on Haley Olsen-Hodges

Virginia Tech – Writer – David Fleming 

Augusta Free Press 

 

Opossums

WFXR/FOX – SWVACR Receives 12 Baby Opossums 

 

Hummingbirds

WSLS/NBC 10 – They’re Back! – Rachel Lucas
WSLS/NBC 10 – Be On The Lookout – Rachel Lucas 

 

Lunchtime at the Wildlife Center

Richmond Times Dispatch 

Danville Register & Bee 

 

Lawsuit Appealed 3-23-21

sNEWSi

WFIR – Evan Jones 

The Roanoke Times – Luke Weir 

WSLS/NBC 10

WFXR/FOX Good Morning Virginia 

 

Spring Fever Story

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

 

Hummingbird Story

WHSV – Harrisonburg/ABC/FOX 3 – Aubrey Urbanowicz 

 

Second Court Case Win!

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

WFXR/FOX 21/27 – Digital Desk

Roanoke Times – Luke Weir

 

Red-tailed Hawk Release at Claytor Lake

WSET/ABC 13Ida Domingo

 

Red-shouldered Hawk Release in Wise County

WFXR/FOX 

 

Red-tailed Hawk Release in Danville

WSET/ABC 13 – Kaicey Baylor

The Roanoke Times – Alicia Petska 

The News & Advance

Martinsville Bulletin

Danville Register & Bee – Charles Wilborn

Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

Richmond Times-Dispatch

 

Call for Interns/Volunteers/Transporters

WFXR/FOX – Digital Desk

 

Birthday Boy Donations

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas

WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas 

 

Turkey Vulture 2-7-21

WFXR/FOX 21/27 – Digital Desk

 

Naked and Afraid 1-30-21

WSLS/NBC 10 – Nicole Del Rosario

 

Bobcat Research Story 1-28-21

WFIR – Ian Price

2021 started off great for us! We had a very successful release of a Great Horned Owl in Danville. This owl was found hanging above the Dan River exhausted and entangled in fishing line. Thankfully, the Danville Fire Department came to the rescue and Conservation Protection Officer Eric Dotterer brought us the injured owl. After spending 6 weeks with us it was released on January 2, 2021! Check out the coverage below.

Great Horned Owl Release:

WFXR/FOX – Digital Desk

WSLS10/NBC – Story by Taj Simmons 

Virginia Dogwood – Story by Amie Knowles

 

December started off great with the successful release of a Great Horned Owl in Salem. However, the end of the month took a surprising turn when our mail was stolen! Then, at the end of the month we had a wonderful story done by Amie Knowles of the Virginia Dogwood. Please check out the many different stories below.

Great Horned Owl Release:

WDBJ7/ CBS – Story by Lindsay Cayne

 

Stolen Mail:

WDB7/CBS – Story by Pat Thomas

WFXR/FOX – Digital Desk

 

Virginia Dogwood Story:

‘A Flood of Patients’  – Story by Amie Knowles

 

We recently had a special story done for us by Robbie Harris at WVTF, the largest radio following of any station in Virginia, discussing hazards to our local and migratory birds. She interviews Sabrina Garvin and Dr. Karen Powers of Radford University. The story is below./strong>

WVTF – Story by Robbie Harris

 

In October we had several very successful releases. We had a release of a Great Horned Owl at Pandapas Pond near Virginia Tech, a Red-tailed hawk in Giles, and another Red-Tailed hawk at Fishburn Park in Roanoke. More coverage of the stories can be seen here:

Red-tailed Hawk Coverage of the Release at Fishburn Park:

The Roanoke Times – Story by Don Petersen

WSET/ABC 13 – Story by Ida Domingo

 

Great Horned Owl Coverage of the Release at Pandapas Pond:

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Story by Jen Cardone

The Roanoke Times – Story by Matt Gentry

 

In September we had an online auction to replace the canceled ‘Night Owl on the Town’ Gala with the help of the Roanoke Valley SPCA. Here’s some coverage of the event:

WSLS/NBC 10 – Story by Jeff Williamson

WDBJ/CBS 7 – Story by Janay Reece

…and some follow-up coverage after the event was over…

WSLS/NBC 10 – Story by Rachel Lucas

News Break

The Roanoke Times – Joanne Poindexter

 

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