The rescuer said the opossum looked like it was covered in wet mud and was “farting all night.” The neighbor had planned to use a broom to shove the critter back into the snow, but thankfully, the rescuer stepped in, recognizing the animal needed help.

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has a new addition: a baby beaver kit, making three kits in its care this year.

A week-old beaver kit has become the newest arrival at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke. Center president Sabrina Garvin received a call from a pair of canoeists who found the little beaver this weekend in the Sandy River Reservoir.