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Debbie Souza-Pappas: Our Trapped Golden Eagle

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After we took possession of an injured and weakened Golden Eagle from the vast desert area of eastern Utah, it became clear that the compound fracture of the tibiotarsus was the result of a steel-jaw trap. Newer devices have been further ‘tweaked’ to fit veterinary medical needs.

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Lightning Storms and Eagles

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It was the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, calling to report a Bald Eagle standing “crumpled” in remote area near Wausau, Wisconsin. A waste truck driver had found the eagle, but was unable to stay with her until we could arrive. This eagle is not long for this world.”. We are off to rescue a Bald Eagle, kiddo!”

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Of Eagle Abduction

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When I emerged from my bedroom I learned what you, no doubt, as a regular reader have already deduced – it was the now-infamous “Eagle Steals a Baby” hoax video. I was pretty sure it was fake from the get-go, because who brings their baby to a golf course in Montreal to bait eagles?

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On a Wing and a Prayer: One Woman’s Adventure into the Heart of the Rainforest by Sarah Woods

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Wood certainly does not conceal the many forces arrayed against the Central American jungles she explores and the Harpy Eagles she seeks therein: climate change, deforestation, poaching, and the deep distrust and violence brought about in the region by the War on Drugs.

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Say Hello to Our New Nature News Beat Writer!

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When Meredith was a little girl in the New York suburbs, her dad praised her “eagle eyes,” but she didn’t see her first eagle until decades later along the Hudson River. Now Meredith is the Nature News beat writer and her posts appear whenever inspiration strikes her!

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Birding the Kruger Park (4): Letaba area

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As the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the African Fish Eagle is usually very busy whenever it stays in these countries, giving speeches, opening shopping centers, etc. Apologies – I have not taken my anti-cynicism medication for a while now, and it starts to show).

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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Twenty-five-year-old Luna Burke is risking everything to smuggle a homicidal Bald Eagle out of her husband’s private zoo in Florida, reunite the bird with its mate, and get them both to an eagle sanctuary in Canada. Have you had rehab experiences with eagles? I’ve only handled a couple of eagles, and they were awesome birds!