MILWAUKEE—A bald eagle shot in Wisconsin has died during surgery to treat its injuries, the Wisconsin Humane Society said.
Authorities were seeking tips on who may have shot the adult male bird that was found injured on Dec. 7 on private property about 15 miles southwest of Milwaukee. The eagle survived its initial surgery on Dec. 8, but went into cardiac arrest on the night of Dec. 12 during what the Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Milwaukee called “a complex and specialized surgery to stabilize his fracture and further treat his injuries.”
The eagle was found with a broken beak, fractured humerus bone, and a substantial wound to muscle and other soft tissues in its wing…. Source
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