Posts Tagged Wildlife
More than a billion birds migrated Wed. night, the highest number ever recorded by Birdcast website
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 9, 2025
Wednesday night marked a new record: the highest number of birds ever recorded migrating in one night in the United States. Over a billion birds were in the skies, according to data recorded by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Birdcast website.
Those migrating birds could also use our help to avoid injury, as Roxy Todd reports.
Wildlife experts warn of danger to Virginia finches
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 10, 2025
The Wildlife Center of Virginia is warning people who like to feed birds to be on the lookout. An eye disease that can prove fatal is now spreading through avian populations, as Sandy Hausman reports.
COVID-19 virus detected in six wild animal species
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 5, 2024
Researchers have discovered the virus that causes COVID-19 is present in several wild animal species in Virginia. Roxy Todd reports the study has implications for how the virus may mutate, and jump between species in the future.
Lightning bugs face threats, says scientist. Here’s how to help them.
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 27, 2024
Summer is prime time to see lightning bugs. Some anecdotal evidence suggests there may be fewer fireflies than in years past, and these bugs are threatened by human development. As Roxy Todd reports, there are ways to attract more fireflies to your yard.
Climate change brings a growing challenge for wildlife sanctuary
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 5, 2023
Science has told us a lot about what climate change will mean for people, but less is known about how a warming planet will impact wild animals. Already, staffers at a wildlife sanctuary in Nelson County report one big change that’s taking a toll on everything they do. Sandy Hausman has that story.
Researchers hope to better understand how to reduce spread of chronic wasting disease in deer
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 15, 2023
Chronic wasting disease is fatal to deer, and it continues to spread in Virginia. Researchers are trying to learn why, and as Roxy Todd reports, they’re being aided by hunters.
Are bear encounters on the increase?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 7, 2023
Social media posts featuring bears encroaching on neighborhoods and wandering through city streets, could lead one to conclude that these occurrences are on the uptick. But are they?
Craig Wright found an expert to lay out the “bear” facts.
Scientists are learning more about the most endangered, and cutest, turtle in North America
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 12, 2023
Bog turtles are the tiniest turtle in North America, and also the most endangered. Their habitats are disappearing. Roxy Todd went along with biologists who are researching how many of these rare turtles still exist.
Mystery bird prepares to migrate
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 30, 2022
It’s migration season for hawks and other raptors, and thousands will be passing through the Rockfish Gap in Virginia – among them a small bird that mystified the experts here. Sandy Hausman reports on why this creature caused confusion and where he’ll be headed next.
Virginia Aquarium expecting endangered crocodile eggs to hatch this summer
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 28, 2022
Staff at the Virginia Aquarium are keeping a watchful eye on over a dozen white eggs expected to hatch this summer.
It will be cause for celebration since they were laid by an animal that’s threatened worldwide, but the rest of us might feel a little nervous as 14 baby tomistomas arrive. Sandy Hausman has that story.
PEC working to save Virginia’s grassland birds
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 1, 2022
It’s nesting season for many songbirds including those that live on farmland.
As Sandy Hausman reports, the population of grassland birds has fallen dramatically in Virginia, and a coalition is hoping to bring them back.
Wildlife Academy to Instruct the Public
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 15, 2017
Director Ed Clark hopes to train thousands of people in how to care for injured animals.
The Wildlife Center of Virginia has trained thousands of people over the years at its high-tech veterinary clinic in Waynesboro, and now the center is branching out – offering to train animal lovers around the world. Sandy Hausman has details.
Spotting Eagles: Counting Along the Rappahannock
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 1, 2017
Bill Crouch (right) and Bill Portlock (left) out on the river counting bald eagles. (Credit: Pamela D’Angelo)
Bald eagles are a more common sight in Virginia, but a decade after being de-listed as endangered, biologists are still keeping a close watch on their numbers and on new threats.
In January, Pamela D’Angelo went on one of several mid-winter eagle counts, this one a 35 mile route along on the Rappahannock River where 192 eagles were logged.
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