LAURENS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) — Paws Animal Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. in Laurens said a bald eagle that was recently taken into its care after being hit by a car while eating roadkill has died from its injuries.
The sanctuary said this was the fourth eagle it has taken in this year.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources brought the eagle to the sanctuary on Friday night after a car hit the eagle hard on the head while it stood on the road eating roadkill in the Newberry area. Eagles scavenge for food on roads, similar to vultures, according to the sanctuary…