| Kim, a 6-year old male Bald Eagle was successfully released
back into the wild November, 13th. The eagle was released near
Newport, Washington in an the area where it was first discovered
last February. The eagle has been nicknamed “Kim” after the woman
who first found the bird and took it to her local veterinarian. Kim
was suffering with a broken wing, and elevated levels of lead in his
system. Surgery repaired the delicate bones in the wing and special
medical techniques were employed to flush the lead form its body.
The long rehabilitation required tube feedings and eventually a
gradual program to rebuild the eagle’s strength. “It has been a
long and difficult journey for Kim” said Dr. Nickol Finch, who heads
up the Raptor Rehabilitation Program at WSU. “Now he’s back where he
belongs!” The eagle was released in the Pioneer Campground along
the banks of Priest River, just north of Newport.
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