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Injured Bald Eagle Rescued In Dutchess County
The eagle was found to have lead poisoning after it was sent to a wildlife rehabilitation center.
AMENIA, NY — An injured bald eagle was rescued and sent to rehab in Dutchess County.
On Jan. 6, an environmental conservation officer received a call about an injured bald eagle in the woods next to a stream in the town of Amenia.
The officer found the bird and saw that it was unable to fly.
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He climbed down the stream bed and used a towel to safely subdue the eagle.
Once secured, it was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center, which determined it was suffering from lead poisoning.
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Experts said a fragment of lead the size of a grain of rice is lethal to eagles. Even small exposure can cause severe neurological problems.
The eagle received one round of therapy at wildlife rehab center and is responding well, officials said.
Lead exposures are often the result of lead ammunition fragments and lead fishing tackle left behind by hunters and anglers in the field.
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