Trapping Incident #161
Reported:
03/01/2004
Location:
Long Beach Peninsula , OR - USA
Species:
Endangered Species
Trap Type:
Leghold
Incident Date:
Victim's Disposition:
injured
Victim's Name:
Legal Action:
No
Summary:
A bald eagle with a missing leg and talon was brought to the Wildlife Rehab Center of the North Coast. The rehabilitators suspected that the injury was caused by a steel-jaw leghold trap. The stress on the one leg was causing the eagle many problems and the rehabilitators decided not to re-release the bird back into the wild.
Result: