A juvenile bald eagle was released back into the wild Wednesday after being rescued from a landfill two weeks ago.
- Rehabilitated juvenile bald eagle released back into wild
- Eagle rescued from Sumter landfill two weeks ago
- Eagle had broken wing, covered in oil, grease
The Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife was called two weeks ago to help rescue an injured juvenile bald eagle from a landfill in Sumter County.
A team of volunteers was able to capture the eagle after several failed attempts from the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Vets said the eagle had a broken wing and was covered in some sort of mystery substance.
The oily, greasy substance is what caused the eagle to become grounded, they said.
The eagle received several Dawn dish soap baths before heading to Busch Gardens to see the Wildlife Docs where they continued to remove the substance from her feathers.
After the eagle was all clean she was sent to Nature’s World Wildlife Rehabilitation in Homosassa.
Two weeks later, the juvenile eagle is ready to spread her wings again.
Officials at Owl’s Nest Sanctuary released the eagle on their new property where they are building a rehabilitation flight facility.
The eagle now has her own new territory and a second chance to conserve her species.
