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Sat, 05/11/2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Come and Meet the Animal Ambassadors. The Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary is a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation organization serving Central Virginia. The Sanctuary cares for over 900 injured and orphaned native animals every year, a number that has been rising annually due to the impacts of climate change and urban expansion throughout Virginia. The organization also has a robust education program featuring their team of ten charming non-releasable education ambassador animals. With a gorgeous indoor facility, dozens of outdoor enclosures nestled across 20 quiet, wooded acres in Nelson County, and a team of 5 licensed wildlife rehabilitators on staff, the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary is uniquely poised to provide recuperating wild animals with a natural and safe refuge to call home while they prepare for release back to the wild. 2024 marks the Sanctuary's 20th year serving Virginian wildlife. Visit rockfishwildlifesanctuary.org to learn more about how you can support RWS as it takes flight into the next 20 years!