Monarch Butterflies
Museum staff and volunteers have reared the migrating generation of Monarch butterflies since 1988 and have tagged and released over 1400 migrating adults since 1996.
Turtle Census
The Virginia Living Museum Education and Herpetology staff began a multi-year research project to monitor the population changes of freshwater turtles in a local watershed over time.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Head Start
The Virginia Living Museum collaborates with North Carolina Aquariums to care for and raise juvenile loggerhead sea turtles.
Lined Seahorse SSP
The Virginia Living Museum actively participates in AZA’s Species Survival Plan (SSP) program that coordinates with other AZA-accredited facilities across the country to manage and conserve wild populations of the lined seahorse.
American Red Wolf Species Survival Program
The Virginia Living Museum participates in the federal program to reintroduce red wolves into the wild.