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Column: As aquarium marks 40 years, we must ensure its future
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (367+ words) For 40 years, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center has been far more than a place to visit. It has been a place where our community gathers, learns, celebrates and connects with nature. The aquarium belongs to this community because it…...
African painted dogs debut at Virginia Zoo
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (139+ words) There's a new species in town. A pair of African painted dogs made their debut Wednesday at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, a spokesperson from the zoo said. Sassy, a 7-year-old female, and Pollock, a 7-year-old male named after painter…...
Birding: Gray catbirds are anything but dull
1+ week, 4+ day ago (244+ words) More people should know the gray catbird. They are omnipresent, with 20-30 million distributed across a vast breeding range from Florida up the coast to Quebec, across the Midwest to Texas and sweeping northwest through the Great Plains to British Columbia....
Tanks for 40 years: Virginia Aquarium celebrates 4 decades in Virginia Beach
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1144+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " What started as an idea for a science resource room in the 1970s has grown to become the third-most visited attraction in Virginia behind Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion. In June, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center will celebrate…...
Virginia Beach has more than 900 lakes and ponds. Caring for them can be a challenge.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (687+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " The city is home to over 900 lakes and ponds, and while scenic, the water can be a source of frustration. Problems can include flooding, trash, erosion or even an influx of mosquitos and snakes, but when homeowners or…...
Birding: Grosbeak is just one of spring's magnificent migrants " The Virginian-Pilot
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) It had been a cold and blustery day of birding the Colonial Parkway and Jamestown Island. The kind of day that makes you wonder if spring will ever really come. Birds were not singing much and it was a little…...
King William man hopes to improve relationships between hunters and landowners
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (788+ words) KING WILLIAM " Ray Carter grew up as a hunter and a fisherman in rural Virginia. Eager to return to a country lifestyle after serving in the Army in Afghanistan, he bought 11 acres in King William County near the historic courthouse…...
The Virginia aquarium's animal ambassadors have new digs. Here's a look
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (514+ words) The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center has welcomed three new ambassadors: a Virginia opossum named Willow, a striped skunk named Maple, and Mahogany, a spectacled owl. These animals are part of the Virginia Aquarium's new Bob & Leslie Fort Animal Ambassador…...
Birding: Dinosaurs are not extinct
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) When the big asteroid hit Mexico 66 million years ago, it set off wildfires, tsunamis and massive clouds of dust that darkened the skies, killed much of Earth's plant life and triggered a chain of ecological catastrophes that led to the…...
Editorial: New Chesapeake Bay agreement aims to build on progress
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (496+ words) The latest version of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, signed in December by representatives of the six states and the District of Columbia that are in the watershed, offers a solid foundation for the cooperative work that will be needed…...