A bald eagle on Long Island with suspected avian flu was euthanized and wildlife experts fear this is a sign of an outbreak to come
The eagle was recovered by wildlife rescuers in Southaven Park in Shirley. Karen Hill Maloney called Raymond Kopeck, a trained falconer, to assist.
"It was up in the tree squawking a bit and as we approached it tried to fly away," said Kopeck."But when it did, it immediately crashed to the ground, it couldn’t fly.” It took more than two hours for them to get the eagle into a vehicle and drove it to the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center, where director Chris Strub knew the bird was in trouble."From the screechy voice, to the seizures he was having," Strub said,"we knew this was an advanced infection and he was not going to pull through."
The eagle had to be euthanized. Strub says this is the sixth bird that has been brought to the center with signs of Avian flu. Tests are pending to confirm that is what the eagle died from. "This particular strain is a lot more virulent for birds so they can catch it from each other a lot more easily," said Strub,"Which means if we have suspected cases in the wild we just have to be very vigilant."
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