Injured Bald Eagle Rescued by U.S. Park Police Officer Along Baltimore-Washington Parkway
The bird “is now receiving excellent care and is expected to recover,” the United States Park Police (USPP) said
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Injured bald eagle rescued by U.S. Park Police Officer in Maryland
An injured bald eagle is on the mend in Maryland. Earlier this week, the United States Park Police (USPP)[1] said in a post shared on social media[2] that one of their officers rescued the injured bird in a wooded area along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
The officer, the post said, worked in collaboration with the Owl Moon Raptor Center[3] in Boyds to provide aid to the “iconic bird.” “The Bald Eagle is now receiving excellent care and is expected to recover,” the USPP wrote on Instagram. In the photo shared, the bald eagle is seen being held in a USPP officer’s arms.
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Injured bald eagle rescued by U.S. Park Police Officer in Maryland
Related: Bald Eagle That Went Viral for Protecting Her Eggs Through Winter Storms Loses Her Only Chick[5] The USPP was created in 1791 by President George Washington, according to the organization’s website.
USPP officers are located in the Washington, D.C., New York City and San Francisco metropolitan areas, where they “investigate and detain persons suspected of committing offenses against the United States” and “carry out services for many notable events conducted in the national parks.” The Owl Moon Raptor Center, meanwhile, is “a state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitation center specializing in birds of prey,” per its website. The organization’s main goal is to “rescue and rehabilitate injured, sick and orphaned birds of prey and return them to the wild in sound, athletic condition.”
They also aim “to educate the public about raptors in the process,” according to their website.
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References
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- ^ Owl Moon Raptor Center (owlmoon.org)
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