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Bald Eagle Dies After Being Rescued From Interstate 55
An injured bald eagle rescued from the side of Interstate 55 Tuesday has died, officials in Illinois said Wednesday.
The eagle was brough to the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn after it was found near the Cass Avenue exit on the interstate by an Illinois Department of Transportation road crew, who mistook it for a blown tire.
An initial examination of the bird indicated it had been hit by a vehicle and suffered from apparent head trauma and abrasions and contusions to its wings and feet, according to the Forest Preserve of DuPage County. But Wednesday morning, officials said the animal, believed to be a male between 4 and 5 years old, hadn't been hit by a vehicle and may have died from West Nile virus.
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Injured Eagle Found In Darien Dies
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The wildlife center said the bird has been taken to the University of Illinois, for more thorough testing to determine the cause of death, including tests for West Nile virus, bird flu, and Newcastle disease ? an acute virus affecting birds.
Sandy Fejt of the Willowbrook Wildlife Center says the eagles remains will be sent to Native Americans in the Southwest so it?s feathers can be used for ceremonial purposes.
An injured bald eagle rescued from the side of Interstate 55 Tuesday has died, officials in Illinois said Wednesday.
The eagle was brough to the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn after it was found near the Cass Avenue exit on the interstate by an Illinois Department of Transportation road crew, who mistook it for a blown tire.
An initial examination of the bird indicated it had been hit by a vehicle and suffered from apparent head trauma and abrasions and contusions to its wings and feet, according to the Forest Preserve of DuPage County. But Wednesday morning, officials said the animal, believed to be a male between 4 and 5 years old, hadn't been hit by a vehicle and may have died from West Nile virus.
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Injured Eagle Found In Darien Dies
September 30, 2015 2:06 PM
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The wildlife center said the bird has been taken to the University of Illinois, for more thorough testing to determine the cause of death, including tests for West Nile virus, bird flu, and Newcastle disease ? an acute virus affecting birds.
Sandy Fejt of the Willowbrook Wildlife Center says the eagles remains will be sent to Native Americans in the Southwest so it?s feathers can be used for ceremonial purposes.
