LOGAN COUNTY — An injured bald eagle was released back into the wild near Indian Lake over a month after the bird was found injured.
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State wildlife officials released a video on social media Monday showing the bird taking flight in the wild for the first time in 40 days. State wildlife experts believe the eagle was injured in a fight over territory, our news partners at WBNS-TV in Columbus report.
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An Ohio Wildlife officer was called to a piece of private property in Union County Feb. 5 after the injured bald eagle was found, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) spokesperson said in a media release.
The officer who responded located the bird and saw it was unable to fly. The officer followed the bird on the ground for a quarter of a mile until he captured it.
The eagle was then taken to a local wildlife rehabilitator.
The injured bird was kept at Crows Hollow Wildlife Care in Richwood and cared for by two rehabilitators, according to WBNS-TV.
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