Animal Control Officers responded to a report of a raccoon attack on a path nearby the South Run Rec Center today on Wednesday, June 10 at around 9:30 a.m. A 75-year-old woman was walking along a paved path near the overpass of Lee Chapel Road when she stopped to take a photograph of a raccoon. It suddenly charged her. She
Read moreSpring is the time when wildlife rehabilitators, Animal Control Officers, and animal caretakers receive the most calls about baby wildlife. In Fairfax County, raccoon kits or cubs are frequently found causing residents to seek help from wildlife professionals to treat or raise young raccoons that appear to be orphaned or abandoned. Although the urge to rescue baby animals is well-intended,
Read moreAnimal Control Officers will be handing out rabies information pamphlets to residents in the Rose Hill area after a dog was bitten by a rabid fox in the 4400 block of Upland Drive last week. Fortunately, the dog was vaccinated and there were no other known exposures to the fox. So far, in 2015 there have been 20 positive rabies
Read moreFairfax County is home to an array of snake species, most of which are non-venomous and pose no threat to people. Some commonly found species of non-venomous snakes include the Eastern ratsnake, the Northern ring-necked snake, the Northern black racer, and the Eastern garter snake. These snakes are beneficial and hunt insects, birds and rodents. The Northern Copperhead is the
Read morePolice received reports of bear sightings in the McLean area this morning. A black bear was reported feeding at a birdfeeder around 6 a.m. in a resident’s yard in the 7800 block of Langley Ridge Road. Another bear was spotted around 9:30 a.m. a few miles away in the 6600 block of Potomac River Road, heading into Scott’s Run Nature
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