Juvenile Eagles Released – September, 2019

Today the 2 young eagles being cared for by Wild and Free were judged ready to be released back into the wild.  They weren’t old enough to have the typical white head and tail but they were certainly big enough to be a handful to handle.  We drove to the W&F facility to watch them…

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Young Female Bald Eagle Release

A young female Bald Eagle flew into the side of a vehicle and sustained a mild concussion. It was brought to Wild and Free where it was taken care of until it was ready to be released. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”12″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Photos and captions courtesy of Jim Lease

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Eagle Release

A couple of weeks ago a Bald Eagle was caught by its foot in a beaver trap.  Fortunately it was rescued by a nearby land owner before it drowned.  It was sent to Wild and Free rehab organization to see if it needed to go to the raptor center in Minneapolis.  It was determined that…

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Young Bobcat

Wild & Free has had a young Bobcat in for treatment for the last couple of months. It was hit by a car and was severely injured, its hind legs were almost totally useless when we got it. It has recovered enough that it will be released tomorrow near where it was hurt. [ngg src=”galleries”…

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Baby Eagle at Wild & Free

Here’s a baby eagle that was brought in a few days ago. I don’t know all of the particulars but Dr. Deb said that it had been chewed up pretty badly by a fox before it could be rescued. It was in such bad shape when it came in that the raptor center told her…

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Baby Great Horned Owl Returned to Nest

A baby Great Horned Owl fell out of its nest a couple of days ago near Cross Lake. Fortunately, Marilyn and Ronald saw it sitting on the ground and rescued it before any harm was done. They brought it to Dr Deb at the Garrison Animal Hospital where it was examined and found to be…

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Bears Playing at Wild & Free

Our 4 resident bear cubs are growing quickly. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”18″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”] Photos and captions courtesy of Jim Lease

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