Bald eagle returns to the wild after month-long rehabilitation in Tacoma

TACOMA, Wash. — An adult male bald eagle has been successfully released back into the wild in Tacoma after a month-long rehabilitation journey.

The eagle was found grounded and unable to fly along the Tacoma waterfront on May 29, according to PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Community members alerted Featherhaven, a nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitating injured and orphaned wild birds in Enumclaw. David Ward, a raptor rehabilitator with Featherhaven, coordinated the eagle’s safe capture and transport to PAWS…

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