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Great Horned Owlets Re-nesting
Great Horned Owlet Re-nesting
WWBT/NBC 12 Richmond – Hannah Smith
The Roanoke Star – Stuart Revercomb
Wally’s Children’s Book
Dead American Robins in Radford, VA story
The Southwest Times – Melinda Williams
Great Horned Owl Release
State Supreme Court to Hear Appeal
Virginia Tech Duckpond Otters on Ice
The Roanoke Times – Christina Koomen
New Year’s Eve Bald Eagles
Online Auction 2021
The Roanoke Times – Dan Casey – Follow-up Story
What To Do With Pumpkin Leftovers
Eagle Scout Project/Auction Item
Smith Mountain Lake Lions Club Education Program
Don’t Use Fake Spider Webs
American Kestrel Release
Donations From Kroger Bartenders and Debs Lemonade
WSLS/NBC 10 – McKinley Strother
Goose Caught In Drone Cage
The Roanoke Star
WSLS/NBC 10 – Rachel Lucas
Outward Bound Dove Release
Red-Tailed Hawk Release
Owl Release
Resume Feeding Birds
Bristol Herald – Courier – Sarah Wade
WHSV/FOX,CBS,ABC 3 Harrisonburg
WWBT/NBC 12 Richmond – Katherine Lutge
Mourning Dove
WFXR/Outward Bound – George Noleff
Ducks Run Over
Baby Beavers
Virginia Dogwood – Amie Knowles
Bird Disease Story
Bristol Herald Courier – Sarah Wade
Bristol Herald Courier – Sarah Wade (#2)
NBC 12 Richmond – Enzo Domingo
The Virginia Dogwood – Amie Knowles
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
WDBJ/CBS 7 – Pat Thomas, Rachel Schneider
Birds Rescued From Tree
New Ambassador
First Fridays
Neighbors File Appeal
River Otters
The Roanoke Star – Stuart Revercomb
Bedford Library Partnership
Bear Cub from Fries, VA
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
1st Baby Black Bear of the Year in Virginia
WSET/ABC 13 – Baby Bear Doing Well – Ida Domingo
WHSV/ABC,FOX, CBS Harrisonburg/Charlottesville
WSET/ABC 13 – Sarah Grace Todd
WSLS/NBC 10 – Nicole Del Rosario and John Carlin
Virginia Tech on Haley Olsen-Hodges
Virginia Tech – Writer – David Fleming
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
Lawsuit Appealed 3-23-21
WFXR/FOX Good Morning Virginia
Spring Fever Story
Hummingbird Story
WHSV – Harrisonburg/ABC/FOX 3 – Aubrey Urbanowicz
Second Court Case Win!
Red-tailed Hawk Release at Claytor Lake
Red-shouldered Hawk Release in Wise County
Red-tailed Hawk Release in Danville
The Roanoke Times – Alicia Petska
Danville Register & Bee – Charles Wilborn
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Call for Interns/Volunteers/Transporters
Birthday Boy Donations
Turkey Vulture 2-7-21
Naked and Afraid 1-30-21
WSLS/NBC 10 – Nicole Del Rosario
Bobcat Research Story 1-28-21
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:
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
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>
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…
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