Quinn Robinson, an environmental educator from The Wildlife Center of Virginia, gave an hour-long presentation with three animals that are living at the center — a male Barred Owl, a female American Kestrel named Edie and a male Virginia Opposum named Ferdinand — Wednesday at the Danville Science Center.
Robinson reiterated throughout his presentation that the majority of animals come to the center due to injury or illness caused directly or indirectly by humans, such as being struck by vehicles or becoming trapped in litter like plastic rings from six packs.
Typically, the animals that live at the center will have longer lives than their counterparts living in the wild due to the constant attention they receive, but if an animal can be rehabilitated and healed, it will be released into the wild.
Edie has a strong imprint of humans since they were the first species she saw when the tree she was nesting in fell into a family’s home, and the barred owl got his wing tangled in fishing wire when he was young and the wing did not fully develop as a result, so the two birds will remain with the center throughout their lives.
The center is a non-profit organization and does presentations like the one on Wednesday throughout the state.
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