In 2012, according to media reports, Carole VanWie, of Lusby, entered an Alford plea after being accused of improperly caring for over 200 domestic rabbits – the plea allowed VanWie to maintain her innocence, while also agreeing there was …
Maryland Natural Resources Police confiscate 67 animals from permitted wildlife rehabilitator in Lusby
Following a January inspection at the Lusby residence of Carole VanWie, 72, who is a permitted wildlife rehabilitator, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) executed a search warrant at her home Monday and confiscated 67 animals, including nine that were dead. …
Historic military boat seized by U.S. Marshals Service in Baltimore after operator leaves a wake of concerns in multiple states
The World War II-era U.S. Army Air Force Crash Boat, known as the P-520, that has gone from one port to another in Maryland for the past two years, was seized by the U.S. Marshals Service at Port Covington Marina …
“Cease feeding birds until this wildlife morbidity/mortality event subsides” – still no cause(s) identified says Maryland Department of Natural Resources
“No definitive cause(s) of illness or death have been determined at this time” in the mystery illness that has sickened and killed birds in several states, as well as Washington, D.C., according to a Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) …
USGS and Partners Investigating DC Area Bird Mortality Event
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center, in late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well …