Name: Blue Ridge Wildlife Center
Address: 106 Island Farm Ln, Boyce, VA 22620, USA, US
Telephone: +1 540-837-9000

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center is a health, located at 106 Island Farm Ln, Boyce, VA 22620, USA. They can be contacted via phone at +1 540-837-9000, visit their website www.blueridgewildlifectr.org for more detailed information.

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106 Island Farm Ln, Boyce, VA 22620, USA

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Added by Jopie, at 16 May 2021

Monday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Alexandra Decker

28 January 2023

What an amazing resource and important place. Over the years we have brought various wild animals and seen the place go from a little farm house to a state of the art facility. The education you provide via social media and on site is invaluable. Thank you for everything you do and continue to do to improve the health for wildlife. The community is lucky to have you. Picture is the latest late night find of a one eyed owl.
Andrea Summers

14 December 2022

Thank you for assisting with the hawk I brought in. It is awesome what you do for injured wildlife. Looking forward to his recovery and that he can be released back to Fort Valley!
Christopher Luttrell

18 August 2022

Years ago, we took a groundhog to this facility, and the care, treatment, and communication were exceptional. That animal did not live. It was hit by a car and had a brain injury, and the prognosis was clearly not good. Nonetheless, the facility went to great efforts to stabilize the animal, administer it medications to reduce the brain swelling, and ultimately keeping it alive for three days before it succumbed. Later, I became a monthly donor.

This past weekend, I took a juvenile American Crow to the facility. Entirely different circumstances. The Crow had a wing injury that prevented it from flying and clearly would not survive in the wild, especially through the winter. But, otherwise, the animal was healthy, alert, eating, drinking, and not in any immediate stress. It obviously had lived on its own for some time, as the wound was nearly healed. My intention was to have them look at the Crow and, if they could not guarantee that they would not simply euthanize the animal, to take the animal to another facility that would ensure the animal would not be destroyed. While I was inside trying to confirm that they would not simply kill the animal with the receptionist, a vet technician or vet took the bird from my cage (that was sitting outside) without my consent and hastily removed the Crow to a back entrance of the facility. The receptionist then explained that they could not return the animal once they took possession. I was then reassured that they would do what they could to examine the bird and provide me with updates.

Well, three days later, after repeatedly ignored calls and emails, I was finally told that the bird was immediately euthanized after its intake. "Slightly dehydrated, missing metacarpals (it's fingers), dead cells and infection at the wound, and social traits of Crows" were the reasons. I knew each of these when I dropped off the bird, albeit the infection appeared to be very slight. While I am not a vet, any person with a heart knows the difference between a dying animal and a nuisance. That Crow was deemed a nuisance and euthanized. It stood a better chance remaining in the wild and dealing with the threat of coyotes than going to this facility.

I will never support this organization in any fashion ever again.
Jessica Leslie

25 August 2021

Best Wildlife care ever! The Vets are thorough and quickly diagnose infections, heal and return animals to the wild. We recently brought in a box turtle with a swollen ear. The turtle has been tracked for over 30 years in an educational program with 8 recorded siting. It's our oldest recorded native turtle and most likely well over 30 years old! It's recorded as #26 in 1991 and named by a student "Kitty".
With in 5 minutes it was diagnosed - it was an old injury and was perfectly healthy. We were able to release the turtle on the same day! Its wonderful to have your help and excellent care to be able to keep wild things- wild and healthy!
Thank you Blue Ridge Wildlife Center - I appreciate all you do and so does #26-Kitty running wild again!
TPS

23 May 2021

Working hospital for injured and sick wildlife. They also have a small free tour featuring several wild animals which were rescued and unable to be released: eagle, hawk, squirrel, owl, possum, turtles, etc. The tour takes around 10-15 minutes. Many knowledgeable volunteers will answer your questions. Donations accepted!