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Bald Eagle Tests Positive For Bird Flu After Being Found In Westchester, Euthanized: DEC Bald Eagle Tests Positive For Bird Flu After Being Found In Westchester, Euthanized: DEC
Bald Eagle Tests Positive For Bird Flu After Being Found In Westchester, Euthanized: DEC An injured bald eagle found on a trail in Westchester was euthanized after testing positive for bird flu, officials announced.  The eagle was found on Saturday, Feb. 22, when Environmental Conservation officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a trail near Croton Gorge Park, the DEC said on Thursday, March 13.  According to officials, a birdwatcher who discovered the eagle provided officers with an approximate location, and ECOs searched the area in the darkness until they found the bird.  The eagle was taken to Animal Nation, a w…

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by Ben Crnic
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Dozens Of Birds Die After Bird Flu Detected At Westchester Animal Sanctuary Dozens Of Birds Die After Bird Flu Detected At Westchester Animal Sanctuary
Dozens Of Birds Die After Bird Flu Detected At Westchester Animal Sanctuary A bird flu outbreak at a farm animal rescue facility in Westchester has resulted in the deaths of around 60 birds, health officials said. The Westchester County Department of Health announced on Friday, Feb. 28, that multiple birds at Animal Nation, a Farm Animal Rescue & Sanctuary in South Salem, tested positive for the virus, prompting health officials to monitor potential human exposure.  The facility has been closed to the public since the fall, and health officials say there is no risk of exposure to the general public. However, staff and volunteers who worked at the faci…

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by Ben Crnic
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Owl With Injured Eye Helped Out By Police In Westchester County Owl With Injured Eye Helped Out By Police In Westchester County
Owl With Injured Eye Helped Out By Police In Westchester County An injured barred owl was given much-needed help from police in Westchester County.  On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Greenburgh Police Department's animal control unit responded to an injured bird that had ended up in front of a business in Ardsley.  There, they found a "beautiful" barred owl with an injury to its eye, police said.  The owl sustained an injury to its eye, police said. Facebook/Town of Greenburgh Police Department NY The owl was then safely given to rehabilitators at Animal Nation, a nonprofit wildlife rescue organization.  "We wish the owl a speedy recovery," police said i…

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by Ben Crnic
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NYSDEC, SPCA Looking For Crossbow Hunter Who Illegally Shot Red-Tailed Hawk In Putnam NYSDEC, SPCA Looking For Crossbow Hunter Who Illegally Shot Red-Tailed Hawk In Putnam
Nysdec, SPCA Looking For Crossbow Hunter Who Illegally Shot Red-Tailed Hawk In Putnam The Department of Environmental Conservation and the Putnam County Sheriff's Department are searching for a crossbow hunter who illegally shot a fledgling red-tailed hawk that managed to live with an arrow lodged in its body for weeks before passing away, despite the best efforts of environmental rehabilitators. "It's so difficult for wildlife to survive in the first year [of their lives]," said Wildlife Rehabilitator Annemarie Lucas, who took part in the capture and care of the injured bird. "To have their life taken away for something as disgusting as this makes everyone so angry.... to ta…

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by Christina Coulter