The eagle’s ankle was tagged with an identifier from the Denver Zoo, inscribed with a message in English and Mongolian, urging finders to make contact.
GWANGYANG, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – An eagle bearing an identification tag from the Denver Zoo was found injured in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, and subsequently rescued by a wildlife center.
On January 30, the Jeollanam-do Wildlife Rescue and Management Center reported that the bald eagle was discovered in a field in Gwangyang-eup in the municipality of Gwangyang, at around noon the previous day, unable to fly due to a dislocated wing joint.
The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle, which occupies the same niche as the bald eagle in the Palearctic. (Information from Wikipedia)
Following a call to the fire department, the Wildlife Rescue and Management Center dispatched a veterinarian to the site, who transported the eagle to a hospital for emergency treatment.
The eagle’s ankle was tagged with an identifier from the Denver Zoo, inscribed with a message in English and Mongolian, urging finders to make contact. Classified as a national treasure and a second-class endangered species in South Korea, the young eagle weighed 6.4 kg at the time of discovery, as estimated by the center.
A veterinarian from the center noted, “The bald eagle, a migratory bird, resides near Mongolia during the summer and travels to warmer regions, including the Korean Peninsula, during winter. Once treatment is completed, we plan to discuss the possibility of release with the Denver Zoo.”
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