It's believed the eagle ate a rodent that had ingested a rodenticide poison.
A bald eagle that may have ingested poison has died, according to The Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts.
After conducting lab work, it is believed that the eagle ingested an anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning. It occurs where a raptor eats a rodent that had already ingested the poison. On this day in history, March 1, 1872, majestic Yellowstone becomes America's first national parkThe center said the bird, named "MK," was admitted Feb. 27 after she was found in a cemetery in Arlington. She was described as being weak and unable to get enough lift to fly away.
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