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Student helps rehabilitate American kestrel before release at Lane Stadium
October 25, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:

It's a story with a happy ending. But it didn't start off that way.

In July, a young American kestrel, the smallest species of falcon in North America, fell from its nest in Lane Stadium. After rehabilitation, with the help of College of Natural Resources and Environment students, it was successfully released near Lane Stadium in late September.

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