Injured bald eagle shot in beak is receiving care at Missouri bird rehab facility
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An injured seven-pound bald eagle is being treated at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri, after it was shot. It is also suffering from lead poisoning.
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Bald eagle thought to be hurt was really just ‘too fat to fly,’ Missouri officials say
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Injured bald eagle shot in beak is receiving care at Missouri bird rehab facility
A bald eagle that appeared to have trouble flying was healthy, according to officials who say the bird was just weighed down after feasting on roadkill.
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) — A bald eagle is slowly recovering after surgeries in Missouri, the victim of a shooting that experts say is far too common for America’s national bird and other raptors. The male eagle was found injured in central Missouri on July 11.
The Missouri Department of Conservation was first given reports that a bald eagle at the Civil War location of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield had been hurt, but the truth was much more of a mouthful.
An injured seven-pound bald eagle is being treated at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri, after it was shot. It is also suffering from lead poisoning.
