ANIMALS
3 Eaglets Rescued After Storm Knocks Down Their Nesting Tree In Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
A trio of young eaglets was rescued after the tree they were nested in was toppled during a recent storm in Jenks, Okla., wildlife officials said.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation posted a video on Facebook on Wednesday that showed the three juvenile bald eagles on the ground among the debris of the tree that was once their home. Their parents could be seen keeping a watchful eye from the branches of a nearby tree as wardens and rescuers came to help.
ODWC said the eaglets were taken in by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma’s Grey Snow Eagle House in Perkins. The Grey Snow Eagle House rehabilitates injured eagles, and provides a long-term home to those that are unable to be released back into the wild.
We always work hard to get eaglets whose nests have blown out of trees renested and back to their parents. Unfortunately, this location did not have a suitable renesting site especially considering we have more storms coming in this week, Grey Snow Eagle House wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
These three eaglets have already received intake exams, been placed in cages adjacent to our resident adult eagles, and enjoyed a delicious meal of fish. Once they are able to fly they will move to a larger cage where they can learn to fly and hunt, the facility said.
The ODWC is reminding members of th epublic that eagles are a federally protected species, and should not be disturbed even when they fall from their nests.
If you see a downed nest, do not interfere and please call your local game warden and stay clear of the area, the agency said.
TMX contributed to this article.
