Snagged bald eagle rescued from tree
As usual today while in front of the PC I will search for some news to read especially about raptors and bird of prey…
I found an interesting one today and therefore would like to share it here…
Snagged bald eagle rescued from tree
NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 13 (UPI) — Repeated attempts to capture a bald eagle snagged in a tree ended with success in the Canadian coastal city of North Vancouver with firefighters’ help.
The bird was seen struggling and flapping upside-down, 60 feet up in a tree in a city park after having an aerial confrontation with another eagle, the North Shore News reported. Witnesses called the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and volunteers made several attempt to free its snagged talon, but to no avail, the report said.
While fire departments in Canada rarely respond to stranded animal calls, SPCA officials convinced the North Vancouver department they had exhausted all their resources, and a ladder truck was dispatched, the newspaper said.
Veteran animal rescuer Bonnie Lilley was raised to the bird, and with the use of a sheet, wrapped the bird and freed its claw. It was placed in a crate and taken to the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in nearby Delta, the report said.
“It was a very easy capture once I was up there in place,” she said. “Without the fire department, I couldn’t have done it. They’re the heroes.”
(source: upi.com)
Seem like in raptors worlds, their life is full of risk and challenges… some survive some not… they need to be on top of their health and alertness to be able to have some food… there are lots of competition and fighting need to be done or avoid…
I hope if some people that used to think negative about raptors or birds of prey, and assume bird of prey to be a naughty creature and hate it because it destroy some lifestock or kill some pets to reconsider their opinion…