An injured seven-pound bald eagle is being treated at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri, after it was shot. It is also suffering from lead poisoning.
A bald eagle is the victim of a shooting in Missouri as caretakers work to help the injured bird. The seven-pound bird was brought into the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri, by a volunteer, according to The Associated Press. The bird sanctuary staff operated on the male bird to repair a severely damaged beak that could be life-threatening.
Roger Holloway, executive director of the World Bird Sanctuary, told Fox News Digital in an email that the eagle is doing well and has gained weight while also getting stronger. 'The prognosis is still guarded since we do not yet know if the beak will grow back properly,' he said. 'Bird beaks grow like fingernails and if the growth bed is damaged badly, we won't see enough regrowth take place.
He said this has been seen on every continent as people hunt animals and leave bullets behind. Also affected are avian scavengers — birds that eat dead animals — which may then have remnants of ammunition embedded in their bodies. In Feb. 2023, officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, experienced an incident when a bald eagle — America's bird — died from lead poisoning.
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