Blue Ridge Wildlife Center is a unique and special place. The only wildlife teaching hospital in northern Virginia, the staff and volunteers of BRWC work to care for native wildlife by integrating veterinary medicine, rehabilitation, education, and research. The Center began in 2000 with a mission to assist native wildlife through a telephone hotline that offered the public valuable advice to help wildlife that were sick, injured or orphaned.
Five years later, in response to a great need, the Center opened its wildlife rehabilitation center in an 800 sqft. The Center's mission includes educating children and adults about the importance of protecting wildlife and their habitat and other related environmental topics. In addition, the Center collects and shares scientific data about local wildlife diseases, environmental toxins, and other threats to native wildlife and the environment.
Five years later, in response to a great need, the Center opened its wildlife rehabilitation center in an 800 sqft. The Center's mission includes educating children and adults about the importance of protecting wildlife and their habitat and other related environmental topics. In addition, the Center collects and shares scientific data about local wildlife diseases, environmental toxins, and other threats to native wildlife and the environment.
Services
Education
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We offer educational programs with wildlife ambassadors of some of our area's magnificent native wildlife species. Programs can be held in the Ronald M. Bradley Learning Center as well as at your school, club, or other offsite location. We have several key themes to our education programs. We can also provide a program for your special event, such as a festival or birthday party.
What to do in a wildlife emergency
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CALL a professional: Blue Ridge Wildlife Center at 540-837-9000, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, or your local animal control. Regardless of species, do not touch the animal directly (wear gloves, use towels, etc. to prevent injuries and the spread of disease). Baby: Follow the steps in this flow chart.
Faq
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A. BRWC is able to receive all wildlife from Virginia, although we are not permitted to rehabilitate the species listed below. We do recommend you call for advice if you have an issue with any of these species. Clarke County (our county) is in a Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) containment zone. For this reason, we are not able to rehabilitate fawns.
Our Programs
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Blue Ridge Wildlife Center is a full-service wildlife-exclusive teaching hospital. As soon as a wild animal is admitted, our veterinary team performs an intake exam and provides emergency care as needed before creating that patient's treatment plan. We perform diagnostics, such as blood work and radiographs, on-site and perform over 130 surgeries per year in our fully-equipped surgical suite.
Our Mission, Values, and Goals
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The mission of the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center is to care for native wildlife by integrating veterinary medicine, rehabilitation, education, and research. Blue Ridge Wildlife Center envisions a world where people respect and coexist with wildlife ensuring a healthy ecosystem for all living things. We conduct ourselves to the highest ethical and professional standards in our field.
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