Fort Leonard Wood conservation officers work with Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo to save bald eagle

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - An American bald eagle is soaring through the skies over Fort Leonard Wood once again due to the combined efforts of Fort Leonard Wood Conservation Law Enforcement and the veterinary staff of the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield.

According to Lt. Eric Magoon, Fort Leonard Wood Conservation Law Enforcement supervisory police officer, the eagle’s wing was clipped by a motorist on Polla Road, just outside Fort Leonard Wood’s West Gate, the morning of July 7, while attempting to fly away. Conservation officers transported the adolescent eagle to the veterinarian team at the zoo’s Raptor Rehabilitation Program.

Dickerson Park Zoo Head Veterinarian Dr. Stephanie Carle said she immediately began the standard examinations, which included x-rays