[SEMCO] IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wild Care Rehabilitates Two Juvenile Bald Eagles (Eastham)

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July 22, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Stephanie Ellis

Executive Director, WILD CARE Inc.

650.319.5491, stephanie at wildcarecapecod.org

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*Wild Care Rehabilitates Two Juvenile Bald Eagles *

*at **their Eastham Facility*

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*Eastham. *July 22, 2019. Wild Care, a wildlife rehabilitation center
located in Eastham, currently has two juvenile Bald Eagles in their care.

On Friday, July 18th, Wild Care received a call for an eagle that was
behaving abnormally in Harwich. The bird was frequently flying to the
ground, and “chewing on beach towels” on Punkhorn Rd. Wild Care Wildlife
Rehabilitation Assistant, Jayne Fowler, went out to the location and
rescued the bird. Upon examination at Wild Care, this juvenile Bald Eagle
had anemia, intestinal parasites, and was showing signs of starvation. The
bird has a federal band, and was banded by MassWildlife staff as a chick in
the nest on 5/14/19 in Dighton, MA, according to Andrew Vitz, State
Ornithologist, MassWildlife. The bird was stabilized, and received fluids
and liquid nutrition.

On Saturday, July 19th,Wild Care’s Helpline was flooded with calls about a
low-flying eagle on Pond Road in Truro. The bird was seen crashing into
someone’s deck. Wild Care Volunteer Peter Kosewski arrived on the scene,
but the bird was strong enough to fly, and quickly flew across the pond.
The following day, Elizabeth Brooke of the Friends of Cape Wildlife arrived
at the site after receiving a phone call to their Wildlife Hotline that the
bird was down on the ground. Fortunately, she was able to throw a blanket
over the bird and bring it to Wild Care. Upon examination, this juvenile
Bald Eagle was also suffering from anemia and showed signs of starvation.
Furthermore, the bird has an injury to its left eye. It is uncertain if the
injury is related to the crash landing. Local veterinarian Louise Morgan,
DVM will be assessing the bird’s eye this week. Both birds are in stable
condition at this time, and are now receiving a diet of Menhaden, Smelt and
Capelin.

“The last time we had an eagle at our facility was in 2012. To have *two*in
our care, is unprecedented!” states Stephanie Ellis, Wild Care’s Executive
Director. Bald Eagles are making a comeback on Cape Cod after populations
were decimated in Massachusetts due to DDT, in the 1950’s and 1960’s. In
fact, just this year, a Bald Eagle nest was documented in Brewster. The
first confirmed Bald Eagle nest in a century. According to Andrew Vitz, the
eagle from Truro, which is significantly smaller than the Harwich eagle,
could possibly have traveled here from as far away as Florida. It is not
uncommon for young eagles to head north from Florida at this time of year,
in search of food. Young eagles from Florida tend to be substantially
smaller than eagles from New England nests. Being inexperienced hunters,
young birds may become debilitated if they cannot secure adequate food
sources.”

“These two birds are stable and we are hopeful for a full recovery,” states
Ellis. “Wild Care has an extremely large raptor aviary that meets the State
of Massachusetts’ minimum size requirements, to house and condition eagles
for release. I am extremely grateful we have great accommodations for these
magnificent birds, and that we have support from local veterinarians and
MassWildlife. We are hoping for the best, and hope to get these incredible
creatures back on the wing, as soon as possible.”

If you would like to make-a-donation towards the care of these two eagles,
please click here
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. Or visit https://www.wildcarecapecod.org/donate-today/.

****Wild Care kindly requests that you do not visit their facility or call
for updates on the eagles. Wild Care staff are tending to many sick and
injured animals during this busy season. Please check their Facebook page,
“Wild Care Cape Cod” for daily updates on the eagles’ status. Please note
that the condition of an animal can change at any time.*

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ABOUT WILD CARE:

Wild Care’s mission is to treat injured, ill and orphaned native wildlife
for release, to prevent wildlife casualties through public education and
live counseling, and to engage the community in conservation through
volunteerism. Since our founding, Wild Care has accepted over 27,000 wild
creatures, representing 275 species of native birds, mammals, and reptiles.
On average, Wild Care receives over 1,800 wild animals per year for
treatment. If you encounter injured, orphaned or ill wildlife, please call
Wild Care’s “Wildlife Helpline” at 508-240- 2255. To view Wild Care events
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<https://www.wildcarecapecod.org/> and like us on Facebook
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Stephanie Ellis
Executive Director
Wild Care, Inc.
10 Smith Lane
Eastham, MA 02642
www.wildcarecapecod.org

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