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Close up of Eastern Screech Owl ambassador, Whittington.

Meet our Newest Resident Ambassadors

In the fall of 2025, the Wildlife Medical Clinic (WMC) ambassador program grew with the addition of a red-tailed hawk, a Virginia opossum, and an Eastern Screech Owl. While you may have seen short clips…
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Juvenile Opossum standing on gravel under a box.

A Stinky Situation

Case Intake The Wildlife Medical Clinic has seen quite a few Virginia opossums this year and these are often a favorite species in the clinic due to their more agreeable attitudes and interesting anatomy. I…
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Small mouth salamander with soil and mulch stuck to it sitting on a gloved hand.

Happy New Year

The page has turned and the Wildlife Medical Clinic is excited to embark on yet another year tending and caring for our local wildlife. With every new year, there is value in taking time to…
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Looking straight on at a pumpkin with a vine on left side of stem and a small Virginia Opossum peaking over the right side of the pumpkin.

Virginia Opossum Coloring Page

Our newest ambassador, Pesto the Virginia Opossum, was inspiration for this cute coloring sheet drawn by one of our volunteers. Feel free to share your fully colored masterpieces with us on Facebook by tagging us…
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Young Virginia Opossum sitting on a blanket, looking forwards.

Scavengers Aren’t Scary

Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, and Roxanne Lisowsky, Wildlife Ambassador Care Coordinator and DVM candidate 2027 talk about scavengers. They also introduce us to the Wildlife Medical Clinic’s newest ambassador animal, a young male Virginia…
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Former WMC Ambassador Virginia Opossum, Petunia sitting on a towel.

Remembering Petunia

We recently made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize Petunia, our resident Virginia opossum. Petunia was a huge part of our ambassador program at the Wildlife Medical Clinic, and she will be greatly missed. Petunia’s…
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A common snapping turtle in a hide under water.

Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

What is Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (NHSP)? Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism (NSHP) is unfortunately a common type of metabolic bone disease that can occur in any animal but is most often seen in reptiles and amphibians. This…
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