Dept. of Wildlife Resources reminds Virginians that bears are more active in spring Black bears (Source: Wildlife Center of Virginia) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 14, 2021 at 8:39 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 8:52 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Department of Wildlife Resources is reminding Virginians that bears are more active in the springtime.
DWR said that black bears are emerging from their winter dens and are looking for an easy meal.
Homeowners are urged to make sure all potential food sources for bears, such as garbage, grills, birdfeeders, are secure so that it limits the chances of a bear encounter.
“The goal is to make human sources of food harder for a bear to get than what nature provides – especially food that is high in fat and calories,” says Nelson Lafon, Forest Wildlife Program Manager for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Under her wing: Virginia Tech wildlife student applies experience to rehabilitating birds
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Wildlife conservation major Haley Olsen-Hodges treats a critically injured female northern cardinal at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke. Photo by Ray Meese for Virginia Tech.
If you hear a songbird chirping from the back of a classroom or the ruffle of hawk feathers during a lab, there is a good chance Haley Olsen-Hodges is one of your classmates.
Vibrant green peanut fields littered with stark, bare patches are a familiar sight for Southampton County farmer M.L. Everett Jr.
The damage to his fields is caused by black bears searching for areas with mature peanuts in loose, sandy soil. They pull up peanuts and âchow down on them like theyâre at a buffet,â he said.
âThey can do a lot of damage,â said Everett, a member of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.
He added that recent black bear damage hasnât been as bad as the 3 acres heâs lost to bears in the past, but he noticed a new trend. Theyâve been eating peanut seeds shortly after planting.
Va. Dept. of Wildlife Resources investigating death of 15 birds in Harrisonburgâs Court Square Feather on ground outside Rockingham County Courthouse (Source: WHSV) By John Hood | April 7, 2021 at 7:45 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 9:10 PM
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is investigating what killed more than a dozen birds outside of Court Square in Harrisonburg over the course of a few days.
âIn my almost 14 years here, Iâve never seen anything like this,â Clerk of Court Chaz Haywood said.
Haywood said over the last week, employees at the courthouse have found multiple dead birds outside on the northside of the building, where the water fountain is normally displayed.
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