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An infant eyes-closed raccoon kit lies on its belly on top of a teal mat. Its striped tail sticks straight up behind him.

April 16, 2025

As temperatures rise and animals begin raising their young, we’re seeing a familiar wave of “firsts” roll in: the first squirrels, the first baby cottontails, and, of course, the first raccoon kit. 🦝

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Three infant squirrels cuddle up in an incubator.

March 13, 2025

These babies were stuck between a rock and a…bulldozer?! Meet our featured patients this month: Eastern Gray Squirrels 25-010, 011, and 012!

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A wildlife corridor graphic says "2025 Virginia General Assembly" and "VOTE YES! On House Bill 2025." It is overlaid on a photo of an eastern box turtle in the road. The yellow Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary logo is on the bottom right.

January 31, 2025

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Help Virginia expand and promote wildlife corridors by telling your representative to vote yes on House Bill 2025 in the Virginia State Assembly this legislative session. Virginia’s wildlife faces an ever-growing challenge: navigating a landscape increasingly fragmented by roads, development, and human activity. In fact, Virginia is in the top ten states in the nation […]

A baby gray squirrel with a missing ear pinna drinks from a syringe.

November 15, 2024

When one squirrel is released, another arrives! 🔄 🌰 Shortly after we successfully released September’s Patient of the Month, a charming melanistic squirrel, we welcomed yet another unique baby. (Baby season ain’t over til the fat squirrel sings!) Meet Eastern Gray Squirrel 24-984, a slightly asymmetrical yet still adorable patient.  This young male squirrel originally arrived […]

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