SJ 237 — Commending the Wildlife Center of Virginia.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23100029D I SENATE JOfferedJOINT JanuaryRESOLUTION 11,NO. 2023 N Prefiled January 8, 2023 Commending the Wildlife Center of Virginia.

T237 ––––––––––E RCommending Patrons––Hangerthe andWildlife Deeds;Center of Virginia.

Delegates:N R Agreed to by the Senate, January 12, 2023 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 16, 2023 O WHEREAS, for four decades, the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro has provided L high-quality health care services, including emergency procedures, to native wildlife, building a L repWHEREAS, established in 1982, the Wildlife Center of Virginia has become the world's leading E teaching and research hospital for wildlife conservation medicine;

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and CS WHEREAS, over the courseWildlife Center of itsVirginia history,is theequipped Wildlifewith Centera ofveterinary Virginiaclinic, hasdiagnostics treated2 nearlylaboratory, E00,000operating patients,suite, representingradiology moreroom, thanand 350a specieswide range of nativeoutdoor mammals,enclosures birds,for reptiles,recovering andE amphibians;wildlife in need;

and WHEREAS, the Wildlife Center of Virginia has shared valuable lessons learned from its cases with and the world;

andts and wildlife medical professionals throughout the Commonwealth, the United States, WHEREAS, the Wildlife Center of Virginia has educated countless veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and volunteer wildlife rehabilitators through its cutting-edge training programs, including electronic courses;

and WHEREAS, the Wildlife Center of Virginia is equipped with a veterinary clinic, diagnostics laboratory, operating suite, radiology room, and a wide range of outdoor enclosures for recovering wildlife in need;

the center plans to significantly expand its facility to bJtterbetter serveserRe WHEREAS, the Wildlife Center of Virginia produced, in partnership with Virginia Public Media7Media, the television series Untamed, which previously won three Telly Awards and was nominated for a regional EmmyEmmWHEREAS, Award;among many national and international accolades, the Wildlife Center of Virginia was selected as the 2007 Conservation Organization of the Year and received the National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, amongbe manyit national and international accolades, the Wildlife Center of Virginia was selected as the 2007 Conservation Organization of the Year and received the National Conservation AchRESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Wildlife Center of Virginia on the occasion of its 40th anniversary;

and, be ititeby RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Wildlife Center of Virginia as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration 34 for the center's legacy of contributions to conservation medicine.