Photo of the eagle provided by the TWRA
Tennessee Wildlife Officer, Larry Thurston was alerted to the animal in distress on Saturday, March 17. After rescuing the eagle, he took it to the Shelbyville Animal Hospital where the Dr.’s Anderson and Stimpson cared for the animal overnight. On Sunday officer Thurston transported the eagle to Walden’s Puddle Rehabilitation Center where the eagle recuperated.
At the time the eagle was rescued it appeared weak and lethargic. Although there was no trauma indicating that the animal had been shot, an x-ray of the animal shows a small round object in the wing which resembles the shape and size of a shot gun pellet. Walden’s Puddle staff confirmed that it was a pellet but that the injury was old. It is not clear at this time what caused the eagle to become ill, but after spending a week in rehab it had regained its strength.
