Wildlife Walk

Open every day, 10AM-4PM for self-guided tours.

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center has many wildlife ambassadors - animals that cannot be released back to the wild - who now help us educate the public on native wildlife, human-wildlife conflicts, habitat protection, and overall environmental stewardship.

Our unique wildlife walk guides the visitor around the enclosures of our ambassadors so that you can see them up-close and learn their stories.

The Wildlife Walk area is filled with native plants that attract all kinds of insects, birds, and other species to the area. No pets, alcohol, or smoking.

Ambassador Species

  • Peregrine Falcon

  • American Kestrel

  • Red-tailed Hawk

  • Turkey Vulture

  • Black Vulture

  • Striped Skunk

  • Virginia Opossum

  • Red Fox

  • Woodland Box Turtle

  • Wood Turtle

  • Diamondback Terrapin

  • Eastern Ratsnake

Make sure you come visit our Ronald M. Bradley Learning Center where some of our ambassadors live inside seasonally or year round and are also available for viewing!

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The Ambassador Enclosures are made possible by our wonderful supporters! We are so thankful for their support and commitment to native wildlife!

 

Outdoor Enclosures

  • Buhl Electric Company

  • Neal Robinson and Mark & Susan Galbraith

  • Mike & Wendy Smith

  • Mike & Wendy Smith

  • Luminescence Foundation

  • Margit Royal, in honor of Jerry Wolford

  • Margit Royal

  • Mazen & Carolyn Farouki

  • Stuart & Daphne Himelfarb

  • Ted & Sandra Guarriello

  • Neal Robinson

  • Pat Robinson

  • Greg & Cheryl Ayres and Andy & Barbara Ferrari

Indoor Enclosures

  • Greg & Cheryl Ayres

  • Mike & Wendy Smith

  • Jeannie Perin

  • The Luminescence Foundation

  • Arianne Warner