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Golden eagle back in wild after near-fatal injuries
Posted: Sep 2, 2010 4:34 PM by Nancy Chen
Updated: Sep 2, 2010 4:38 PM
A golden eagle is back home in the wild tonight after spending the past six months recovering from injuries.
The male eagle, which Pacific Wildlife Care experts estimate is a few years old, was found in February on Highway 101 near the Santa Margarita off-ramp with head trauma and a bloody eye.
John Green was driving southbound on the highway when he spotted the eagle in the fast lane.
He quickly returned to save the bird and called PWC.
The eagle was at least three pounds underweight and had injuries experts say could have been fatal.
The eagle did not tolerate captivity well and caused damage to his breastbone and feet by throwing himself against the walls of his age.
He's been transferred to several facilities since February because of captivity-related injuries.
He was, however, given the green light by his veterinarian at the UC Davis Raptor Center and finally released this afternoon on the Salinas River in Santa Margarita.
Watch KSBY News at 6 p.m. for more on this story.
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