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Rescuers hopeful that injured eagle found in Maryland will fly again | Rescuers hopeful that injured eagle found in Maryland will fly again |
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An injured bald eagle was rescued last week in Montgomery County, but it was unclear Sunday whether she will be able to fly again. | An injured bald eagle was rescued last week in Montgomery County, but it was unclear Sunday whether she will be able to fly again. |
Police received calls Thursday morning about an injured eagle in Potomac. County animal services officer Jennifer Gill went to the area of River Road and Riverwood Drive, where a resident told her that the eagle had made its way into nearby woods. Gill said she found it with an injury that kept it from flying. | Police received calls Thursday morning about an injured eagle in Potomac. County animal services officer Jennifer Gill went to the area of River Road and Riverwood Drive, where a resident told her that the eagle had made its way into nearby woods. Gill said she found it with an injury that kept it from flying. |
The bird, a full-grown adult who was given the name Trust, was wrapped in towels and taken to the Owl Moon Raptor Center — a wildlife rehabilitation center that specializes in birds of prey — in Boyds. | The bird, a full-grown adult who was given the name Trust, was wrapped in towels and taken to the Owl Moon Raptor Center — a wildlife rehabilitation center that specializes in birds of prey — in Boyds. |
An initial examination showed what appeared at first to be a soft-tissue injury. On Saturday, however, X-rays showed something more serious, according to Suzanne Shoemaker, the center’s director. | An initial examination showed what appeared at first to be a soft-tissue injury. On Saturday, however, X-rays showed something more serious, according to Suzanne Shoemaker, the center’s director. |
She said physician Debbie Deans of the Bennett Creek Animal Hospital in Clarksburg found a fracture in the left shoulder, involving the coracoid, a paired bone in the wing that plays an important part in flight. | She said physician Debbie Deans of the Bennett Creek Animal Hospital in Clarksburg found a fracture in the left shoulder, involving the coracoid, a paired bone in the wing that plays an important part in flight. |
The fracture was presumably caused by being struck by a vehicle, Shoemaker said. | The fracture was presumably caused by being struck by a vehicle, Shoemaker said. |
She said Sunday that the segments of the fractured bone were displaced, casting doubt on whether it would knit in a way that would permit the eagle to fly once more. | She said Sunday that the segments of the fractured bone were displaced, casting doubt on whether it would knit in a way that would permit the eagle to fly once more. |
“We are not certain that our efforts will be successful,” Shoemaker said over the weekend in a Facebook posting, “but we will give her the best possible chance of recovery of flight.” | “We are not certain that our efforts will be successful,” Shoemaker said over the weekend in a Facebook posting, “but we will give her the best possible chance of recovery of flight.” |
The bird suffered other injuries, which Shoemaker said also jeopardized chances for full recovery. One hopeful sign, she said by telephone Sunday: “She did eat a fish tonight.” |
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