Bald Eagle Treated with Fish Skin Flies Free Again
A badly injured bald eagle saved by a pioneering fish skin treatment was back to flying in the wild in time for the Fourth of July weekend.
The bird, named Kere, was on the verge of death when volunteers brought her to the Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in northern Wisconsin last August. Her leg was ripped open from knee to ankle, and maggots and bacteria had begun to fill the dried-out wound.
"It was horrendous," said Kim Ammann, a veterinarian. But the doctor saw a flicker of hope...
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