THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, February 22, 1995 TAG: 9502220396
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: JAMESTOWN LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
A bald eagle found injured on Jamestown Island two weeks ago has died.
Curt Gaul, a historical guide at the Colonial National Historic Park, was jogging around the island when he found the female eagle near a frozen marsh, unable to walk because her back was broken. The cause of her injuries was unknown.
The bird was treated at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Weyers Cave. Veterinarians there gave the bird steroids to strengthen her spinal muscles but had no success before she stopped eating Friday, said center president Ed Clark. Clark said the eagle died Sunday in part because the steroids had damaged the eagle's liver.
The eagle was believed to be part of a pair nesting at Pleasant Point in Surry County across the James River from Jamestown. by CNB