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Barney the education ambassador left a mark on us all. Learn all about the Virginia opossum – and Barney’s legacy. 💕

As our busy season treks on, it’s always interesting when our team has the opportunity to care for an unusual patient – especially a species that some people don’t even know exists! 👀

It’s not every day that we admit a clutch of orphaned Red-shouldered Hawks. It’s even more unusual to admit seven in one day, like we did this week! Each one of these patients initially came into care as a solo orphan. Our friends at Chickahominy Wildlife provided initial stabilizing care before transferring them all to […]

The wildlife patients are rolling in at RWS. As our first wave of baby squirrels is calming down, we’re quickly admitting opossums, cottontails, flying squirrels, and songbirds. Amidst the critter chaos, we’ve received a number of phone calls about injured Canada Geese.

With a sparkling new refrigerator here at RWS, we’re ready to take on baby season! Learn about the complex, fascinating process behind hand-feeding the hundreds of baby mammals we receive.

As people around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year last week, one of our education ambassadors said goodbye to the Year of the Snake in the most appropriate way: by shedding his skin.

Ahhh, the classic snow day: slow mornings, cozy movies, hot cocoa, and…trudging through the woods carrying a basket of squirrel meals!? 🤔

When winter settles in, most of us humans do too. We enjoy lots of soup, cozier evenings, and perhaps a bit more couch time than usual. Our wild neighbors adapt accordingly. For many of the critters that don’t migrate south for the season, winter means totally powering down.

They say slow and steady wins the race, but this critter is typically the fastest to greet visitors at Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet our new Yellow-bellied Slider education ambassador! 💛