- Nature World Wildlife Rescue and Gainesville Police released Majesta, a five-year-old bald eagle, after rescuing her from a dumpster on Feb. 1.
- Majesta was bruised and exhausted from a fight with a young male bald eagle but had no long-term injuries after rehab.
- GPD officers and wildlife rehabbers collaborated to safely capture, treat, and restore Majesta to the wild near UF animal hospitals.
Majesta wasted no time taking to her wings.
In a couple of flaps, she found the wind, took to the northeast and began to circle ever higher and further away from her captors. Although she might be a little biased in saying captors.
Nature World Wildlife Rescue and Sanctuary and the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) released Majesta, an adult bald eagle around five years old, on Thursday behind UF’s animal hospitals. Majesta stayed with the rehab group in Homosassa for a few weeks after being rescued from a dumpster behind Jiffy Lube on SW Archer Road…