10 News Anchors John Carlin and Rachel Lucas helped the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center raise money during it's annual Night Owl on the Town Gala at Hotel Roanoke. 2025 was a record breaking year for fundraising!
All proceeds support the Center’s mission of giving wildlife a second chance. The silent auction is now live and is open to the public to bid. You can view the auction here. Only attendees at the event will be eligible to bid on live auction items.
The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center will release the very first merlin ever successfully raised in a rehabilitation setting in Virginia.
“The bobcats are doing great. They have probably tripled, not quadrupled in size at this point. They’re eating the equivalent of one whole chicken a day … but they’re doing wonderful,” said SWVA Wildlife Center Executive Director Chester Leonard.
Today, the Wildlife Warriors for the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center held their 3rd Annual Baby Shower! The goal of the Baby Shower is to prepare for the spring baby rush, when the Wildlife Hospital expects to admit more than 1,000 injured or orphaned baby wildlife.
A waddle back to the wild — that’s what happened as seven orphaned ducks returned to their natural habitat Wednesday.
During its busiest time of year, a local wildlife center is working to raise money to help care for injured and orphaned animals.
Two orphaned bobcat kittens rescued by the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke have gotten their happy ending. After nearly a year, and an estimated $20,000 cost of care, the female bobcat kittens WSLS featured through the 10 News bobcat cam on wsls.com have been successfully rehabilitated and released.
It’s almost time for hummingbirds to make a return to the area. They’re already flying into the Carolinas and should be in Southwest Virginia shortly.
Babies are coming to the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center. Every year, there’s an uptick in young animals starting in the spring, and staff need your help preparing for their arrival.
The bobcat kittens rescued by the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center are now on the path to recovery. Now, you can watch them LIVE in their enclosure at the SWVA Wildlife center in Roanoke through the WSLS 10 Bobcat Cam.
The bobcat kitten taken into the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke in November has died after being hit by a car.
