GAME COMMISSION ANNOUNCES THAT EAGLE RECOVERY CONTINUES
Pennsylvania Game Commission employees' efforts to save a young bald eagle have paid off, as the eaglet has spread its wings and flown from its adopted nest in Berks County.
"The story began this spring, when a strong windstorm damaged an eagle's nest along Lancaster County's Conestoga River," said Doug Killough, Game Commission Southeast Region director. "Half the nest blew away, and the three eaglets that were in it eventually fell to the ground.
"One eaglet died in the fall, and a predator killed a second eaglet. However, a landowner and his daughters rescued the surviving eaglet, which sustained fractured ulna bones in both wings. The bird was taken to Tri-State Bird Rescue in Newark, Delaware, where, after several weeks of specialized care, the bird had recovered sufficiently enough to be returned to a wild nest."
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=172098
