Members of the Sts香蕉视频直播檃iles First Nation community aided in the rescue of a bald eagle on Tuesday (May 26).

Chief Ralph Leon, Jr. got a call from a few other community members about a bird in distress near Morris Valley Road by Harrison Mills. It appeared to be trying to swim to land, unable to fly. He contacted Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL) for assistance.

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One of the volunteers who stayed with Chief Leon for the two-and-a-half hour wait happened to be a flagger who directed traffic around the area where the bird was walking.

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Chief Leon said OWL would release the bird in the same area in which it was found.

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Rob Hope, the raptor care manager with OWL, said the eagle had a large wound on its left shoulder and it香蕉视频直播檚 unclear yet as to whether or not it was caused by a fight or by a shock from the nearby power lines. Given the lack of a burning smell, Hope said it is at this point more likely a fight.

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Chief Leon said the community has rescued at least three eagles from the area. It香蕉视频直播檚 a relatively common area for injuries for a couple reasons: the proximity to the power lines and the increased probability of fights given the eagles like to mate and nest near that road.

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