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Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke releases an American Beaver for GIVE Roanoke
Read full article: Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke releases an American Beaver for GIVE RoanokeThe Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center kicked off its GIVE Roanoke celebrations with the release of a healthy American Beaver back into the wild, the center announced.
Another nest abandoned, Virginia’s Bald Eagles continue to die from lead poisoning
Read full article: Another nest abandoned, Virginia’s Bald Eagles continue to die from lead poisoningAlthough it is illegal to kill a Bald Eagle, Virginia has no protections preventing the leading cause of eagle death: lead poisoning. At the state level, lawmakers recently passed a bill that would require the Department of Wildlife Resources to develop and maintain an educational webpage about the dangers of lead and proper disposal. The bill now awaits the governor’s signature.
Craig Co. nesting female Bald Eagle dies from lead poisoning, an all-too-common threat
Read full article: Craig Co. nesting female Bald Eagle dies from lead poisoning, an all-too-common threatLead poisoning has claimed the life of another Bald Eagle in Southwest Virginia. The eagle was first spotted lying below her nest at a Craig County nesting site referred to by local documenters as “Maggie’s Nest.” Photographer Dicy Howell has documented the pair at that site for more than 10 years.