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Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center Fundraiser @ Black Dog Salvage

We are excited to welcome back the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke to Black Dog on Saturday, October 28th from 10am-1pm!

Please come by to meet the education animals and help support them by bringing in donations on their wish list below.   In exchange, we’ll happily take 10% off your purchase!

2017 Wish List

Daily needs:

Striped sunflower seed
Black oil sunflower seed
Sunflower heart seed
Wild bird seed
Finch seed (millot)
No-melt suet cakes
Old fashion rolled oats
Variety of wild nuts in shells (acorns, walnuts, hickory nuts)
Cotton balls
White paper towels
White tissues (no aloe or lotion)
Sponges
High-efficiency laundry detergent
Trash bags (39 and 55 gallon)
Zip type plastic storage bags (quart and gallon size)
White printer paper
Ballpoint pens
Sharpie markers (black)
Dry erase markers (fine point, any color)
Post-it notepads
Blue painter’s tape

BIG needs:

Homes for the Hawks
Permanent outdoor homes for Ambassadors Tuskegee (red-tail hawk) and Captain Hook (broad-wing hawk.)

Flight Pen
A large enclosure for flight conditioning of large raptors, like eagles, hawks, and owls, before release. The center has the plans.