Blog

stories from the Sanctuary

A juvenile red fox kit looks down at the camera from atop a perch inside an enclosure at RWS.

September 18, 2025

Remember the adorable red fox kit we featured back in May? We’ve got an exciting update!

read more

A small red fox kit the size of a football sits on a white sheet inside of a blue plastic tote tub.

May 16, 2025

We spent late March wondering, “Where are the fox kits?!” Typically, we admit our first orphaned kits shortly after the spring equinox. While opossums and baby songbirds began pouring in, our rabies-vector species nursery was comparably quiet. Until…

read more

This website and all included graphics are
copyright © 2018–2026 Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary unless otherwise attributed.

Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. EIN 51-0498181.
Thank you for supporting our mission to help native wildlife in Virginia and beyond.