On September 13, a roofing crew spotted an adult Canada Goose on the roof of Petco in Staunton. The goose was quiet and not moving much; it appeared as though the goose had been on the roof for a significant period of time and could not get down. Staunton Animal Control Officers responded to the scene and called the Staunton Fire Department; rescuers were able to use a bucket truck to retrieve the distressed goose.
Archive Patients
Canada Goose #18-2730
Black Bear #18-2293
On August 1, an adult female Black Bear was trapped in Rappahannock County; the bear had severe signs of mange, including significant hair loss. The bear was transported to the Center and sedated for an examination with Drs. Peach and Karra.
Bald Eagle #18-2440
On August 14, a private citizen in Westmoreland County noticed a Bald Eagle grounded on a rocky area of the Potomac River with what appeared to be an injured wing, possibly the result of a fight with another eagle. The eagle was captured that day, and was transported to Wild Bunch Wildlife Rehabilitation. Wildlife rehabilitator Diana O’Connor transferred the eagle to the Wildlife Center the following afternoon.
Great Horned Owlet #18-0553
On April 23, a young Great Horned Owl was found down on the ground in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The bird was taken to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator, who transferred the young owl to the Wildlife Center of Virginia on April 28.
Great Horned Owlet #18-0408
On April 19, Great Horned Owlet #18-0408 was admitted to the Wildlife Center from a group of permitted wildlife rehabilitators in the Richmond area. The young bird had been found on the ground in Chesterfield County on April 14; the owlet’s nest could not be found and it was not possible to reunite the young owlet was its parents.
Great Horned Owlet #18-0299
In early March, a Great Horned Owlet was blown out of its nest in Fauquier County, Virginia. Homeowners found the baby, along with its deceased sibling, and took the young bird to a wildlife rehabilitator. The bird was placed with a non-releasable surrogate Great Horned Owl about a week later and was transferred to the Wildlife Center of Virginia on April 10.
Great Horned Owlet #18-0210
On March 27, a homeowner in Augusta County found a young Great Horned Owl in the front yard. The rescuer was unsure if the owl was injured or orphaned, so picked it up and brought it to the Wildlife Center for an examination.
The veterinary team found a few flat flies on the young owl, but otherwise, the bird was healthy. The front-desk staff called the homeowners to see if they could locate the owlet’s nest on their property, but they did not see a nest. Wildlife rehabilitator Brie visited the property to look as well, but there was no sign of any Great Horned Owls.
Black Bear #18-2569
On August 27, a yearling male Black Bear was admitted to the Wildlife Center. The bear had been spotted in Madison County for a couple of weeks; he was thin and weak. A private citizen was able to enclose the bear in an empty dog kennel; DGIF biologists responded to the scene to sedate and transport the bear to the Center.
Greenbean
Greenbean was an education snake at a nature center in Virginia for nine years; her origins are unknown. When the nature center closed down in the spring of 2017, her keeper contacted the Wildlife Center to see if Greenbean could continue her role as an ambassador. Greenbean officially joined the team in June 2017.
Phebe
On July 26, 2013, the Wildlife Center admitted Virginia Opossum #13-2013 along with her three siblings. The young opossums were found on their dead mother [who had likely been hit by a car] in Staunton, Virginia. While her three siblings were healthy, Phebe had an injury to her right eye. The eye injury did not respond to treatment, and on September 1, the veterinary staff determined that the eye would need to be surgically removed, making Phebe non-releasable.