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Celebrate Endangered Species

Come learn about endangered species, including which ones we host here at the VLM, as well as what can be done to help protect species at risk!

This event will include hands on activities and specialized keeper talks throughout the day and is included in your membership or day pass to the museum.

Time	Event	Location
10:30 AM	Red Wolf Enrichment Activity	Red Wolf Exhibit
11:00 AM	Deer Feeding	Outdoor Trail
11:30 AM	Education Animal Show	Upper Level Discovery Center
12:00 PM	Endangered Species Tour	Meet at Front Desk, tickets must be purchased in advance
12:00 PM	Sturgeon Keeper Talk	James River Gallery
12:30 PM	Otter Feeding	Outdoor Trail
1:00 PM	Education Science Sleuth	Lower Level Information Desk
1:30 PM	Herpetology Keeper Talk	How Life Survives Discovery Center
1:30 PM	Solar System Odyssey	Wason Education Center
2:00 PM	Chesapeake Bay Aquarium Feeding
All day	Scavenger Hunt	Throughout museum, trail
All day	Collections Table	Upper Level Atrium
All day	Monarch Butterfly Migration Game	Upper Level Atrium
All day	Red Wolf Information Display	Red Wolf Gazebo

Endangered Species Tour

Join a special behind the scenes tour with James Weinpress, Senior Director of Living Exhibits, as he highlights the endangered species who reside here at the Virginia Living Museum. You will learn more about the specific care they receive and how these animals serve as important ambassadors for their species and conservation.

Date: Sunday, May 21st, 2023

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

Capacity: up to 8 participants

Guest Tip: Comfortable shoes, note that tour will go near a diet prep area where carnivore food such as meat, mice, and fish may be being prepared.

Endangered Species Tour tickets

FrogWatch

Join us for FrogWatch – a community science program to help monitor frog populations! Practice identifying over 20 unique frog calls and learn about frog conservation. After learning the calls, you will be able to help monitor and submit data about local frog populations. Training is 2 parts and you must attend both parts.