Young bald eagle found shot in wing near Sequim
SEQUIM, Wash. - A young bald eagle found shot in the wing is under round-the-clock care at The Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center, and wildlife agents are seeking the person who pulled the trigger.
The center's Matthew Randazzo told the Peninsula Daily News on Saturday that the eagle's wing is broken and contains bullet fragments. He says it's unlikely the bird will be able to fly.
The male bird was found floundering on the ground near Beaver, about 10 miles north of Forks.
"It was raining. He was soaking wet and floundering on the ground," Randazzo said. "He was cold, shivering, and very weak."
Randazzo says he cared for the eagle and kept him warm through the night, then took him the next morning to Dr. Maya Bewig at Greywolf Veterinary Hospital in Sequim.
Shooting a bald eagle is illegal. The birds are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
The wildlife center in Sequim and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife are seeking information about the person who shot the bird.
"There is a sadistic and cruel individual at large who shot a juvenile bald eagle for his own personal amusement and left it to slowly die in the rain," Randazzo said.
"We are asking anyone who might be able to help identify this person to step forward and help us bring him to justice."
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The center's Matthew Randazzo told the Peninsula Daily News on Saturday that the eagle's wing is broken and contains bullet fragments. He says it's unlikely the bird will be able to fly.
The male bird was found floundering on the ground near Beaver, about 10 miles north of Forks.
"It was raining. He was soaking wet and floundering on the ground," Randazzo said. "He was cold, shivering, and very weak."
Randazzo says he cared for the eagle and kept him warm through the night, then took him the next morning to Dr. Maya Bewig at Greywolf Veterinary Hospital in Sequim.
Shooting a bald eagle is illegal. The birds are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
The wildlife center in Sequim and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife are seeking information about the person who shot the bird.
"There is a sadistic and cruel individual at large who shot a juvenile bald eagle for his own personal amusement and left it to slowly die in the rain," Randazzo said.
"We are asking anyone who might be able to help identify this person to step forward and help us bring him to justice."
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Information is from the Peninsula Daily News, a media partner of KOMO News. Read the complete Peninsula Daily News story with comments »
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