Golden Eagle Release Date August 4, 2007
                                                                       
NEW WILD BIRD REHABILITATION CENTER SENDS GOLDEN EAGLE HOME 

On August 4, 2007 at 1PM Alaska Wildbird Rehabilitation Center will release “Golden”, a Golden Eagle rescued by the rehabilitation center staff. This Eagle will be released at the Center in Houston, Alaska. For directions please call Kent Briske at 230-7049

On June 18, 2007 Golden was found on the side of the road without much movement. Concerned citizen, Tim Rogers, went over and picked her up and put her and in his chicken coop, then contacted the Alaska State Troopers.  When Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center staff arrived, Golden was resting in the aforementioned coop.  Despite her injuries, she sat majestically as the rehab staff approached. 

The rehabilitation center staff corralled the bird and covered her head with a blanket.  They gently loaded her into a kennel and took her back to the center.  Palmer Veterinarian, Dr. Wilson, inspected the bird at his office and treated her. Golden was then returned to the rehabilitation center for recovery. 

Over the past few months Golden has been carefully looked after and washed clean of the oil that covered her body, fed a diet of bear, quail, and rats purchased through private donations. “It is important for us to give back to the environment and care for the animals whose lives we endanger through our own actions. These animals play a vital role in our environment and our society as emblems of freedom” stated Alaska Wildbird Rehabilitation Center’s Director, Kent Briske.  

After her full recovery “Golden” will be released at Alaska Wildbird Rehabilitation Center. Staff, volunteers, supporters and Reporter are welcome to attend. 

Alaska Wildbird Rehabilitation Center Inc.’s mission is to provide professional standards of animal care and rehabilitation to injured sick, or orphaned Alaskan wild birds; educate the public about wild birds; and provide a humane example for others. The center operates out of its medical and rehabilitation facility on Prader Lake in Houston.  Partnerships with Palmer Veterinary Clinic provide professional veterinary expertise and health monitoring for sick, injured and orphaned birds. Strong relationships with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, local and state law enforcement and the general public enabled the center to care for over 250 birds in the first year of service.    

also see:

Rehabilitated golden eagle prefers its mouse on a pillow Hunting? Soaring? Freedom? Eeeeeuw by Andrew Wellner, Anchorage Daily News (published August 5, 2007)