A golden eagle has the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center to thank for his life.
Two volunteers from WERC rescued the adult male eagle that a ranger found on the ground and unable to fly at Almaden Quicksilver Park in San Jose in late February.
The eagle was taken to the offices of Dr. Suzanne Colbert at the Princevalle Pet Hospital in Gilroy where she X-rayed his wings and discovered no fractures or dislocations. A wound was found, however, on the left wrist causing the wing to droop and it’s believed the eagle may have also suffered head trauma.
Dr. Colbert patched up the eagle’s wing, administered medication and sent him on his way for some much needed TLC at WERC. The eagle is currently underweight at 7 pounds (a healthy male should be at 10 pounds) and has a wingspan of 6 feet. He remains in intensive care, but WERC reported they are optimistic about his recovery.
