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If You Find an Injured Bald Eagle

August 15, 2023 8:10 pm

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU FIND AN INJURED BALD EAGLE. Please read and keep the information handy.
REMEMBER: bald eagles are very DANGEROUS to handle and human safety comes FIRST in a rescue attempt.BEFORE TRYING TO GET THE INJURED EAGLE IN HAND FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW!!!

1) call the US Fish and Wildlife Services, southeast division (404) 679-7070

2) call the NC Wildlife Resources Commission 1 (800) 662-7137

3) reach out to the people who are Federally licensed to care for bald eagles:

Carolina Raptor Center (704) 875-6521, website https://carolinaraptorcenter.org

Wild at Heart Wildlife Sanctuary (910) 430-0794, website https://wildatheartsanctuary.org

Cape Fear Raptor Center (910) 687-6888 http://www.capefearraptorcenter.org

Joni Shimp, DVM, Rocky Point Animal Hospital, (910) 602-6633‬ http://www.rockypointvet.com

4) if you have not been able to reach anyone above or need additional info text me, Doc Ellen at (919) 801-2702

My thanks once again to Jim Stafford, Keith Megginson, Barbara Driscoll and the Carolina Raptor Center for trying so hard to help the bald eagle last week!