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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Injured Bald Eagle to Be Moved to NJ Rehab Center

A bald eagle found shot in Johnston and treated in Saunderstown is being sent to New Jersey for treatment.

  A baby bald eagle that was shot earlier this month in Rhode Island will be transported to a wild bird rehabilitation center in New Jersey today, according to the Providence Journal. The female bird was originally found in the Central Landfill in Johnston on Feb. 12 and brought to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island in Saunderstown for treatment, where it has been treated for the past two weeks. During tests, veterinarians at WRARI discovered the bird had been hit with buckshot in parts of its body – including its brain. According to Dr. Chi Chan of WRARI, the bird (named "Eleanor" by WRARI staff) sustained brain damage but is still able to walk and stand. She can't, however, feed herself on her own and has to be tube …

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[VIDEO] Shot Bald Eagle Found in Johnston, Treated in Wickford and Vets 'Not Giving Up Yet' on Shot Baby Bald Eagle

Friday, February 22, 2013

Vets 'Not Giving Up Yet' on Shot Baby Bald Eagle

Vets at the Wildlife Rehabilitators of Rhode Island are treating the injured bald eagle in Saunderstown.

  Veterinarians at a local animal hospital have been working for more than a week to nurse a baby bald eagle back to health after it was shot in Johnston. The female eagle was found injured in the Central Landfill on Tuesday, Feb. 12 with what veterinarians at Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island in Saunderstown (where the bird is being treated) first thought was lead poisoning. After treating the bird with expensive medications that would remove the lead from the bird's body and seeing little results, WRARI staff brought it to Ocean State Veterinary Specialists for an x-ray, which they donated, almost a week after the bird was brought in. That's when they discovered that the bird had actually been shot in the head. One …

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[VIDEO] Shot Bald Eagle Found in Johnston, Treated in Wickford

Catherine Lorenz

7:25 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013

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