Veterinarians in Grants Pass are caring for a bald eagle that was shot with a gun and hit by a car. The female eagle was found on the side of the road after someone hit it and drove away, KOIN 6 News reports.
Vets say that the bird was also shot at one point in time.
The eagle has serious injuries. She suffered bruising on her chest and back, lost most of her beak and is unable to fly. There's a lot of damage to her, the vocal area, her ability to vocalize. Handlers hope to fit the bird with a special prosthetic beak, but it is unlikely that she will ever live in the wild again. Copyright 2001 by Channel 6000 .