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NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN EAGLET REMOVED FROM NEST
Growth on eaglet bill causes concern Today, the three-and-a-half week old eaglet was removed from the nest at Norfolk Botanical Garden. Last weekend a growth appeared on the eaglet’s beak. The size of the growth increased rapidly over a short period of time.
Dr. Jonathan Sleeman, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) veterinarian conducted a close examination of the eaglet and took a biopsy of the growth. He decided to remove the eaglet from the nest in order to provide immediate medical treatment.
The growth on the bill was much larger than anticipated. Dr. Sleeman does not think the growth is Avian Pox, as originally believed. He stated that the mass will require removal. It is already interfering with the eaglet’s breathing through the left side nostril. The mandible was also becoming deformed. The growth may interfere with eating soon.
Dr. Sleeman (on the right in the photo below) took tissue and blood samples, which will be sent to a lab at the University of Georgia for diagnosis.
While the tree climbers were approaching the nest and carrying the eaglet down to the ground crew, the adult eagles soared overhead in circles around the area. VDGIF Watchable Wildlife Biologist Stephen Living and Reese Lukei from the Center for Conservation Biology of William and Mary said the adult eagles will show some signs of stress, but they have proven to be a resilient pair. They adults should return to normal in a few days and continue hunting in their territory.
UPDATE ON MAY 23 NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN EAGLET ADMITTED TO WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA
An eaglet born at the Norfolk Botanical Garden that has created a worldwide following through its on-line appearances on “Eagle Cam” has been admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, an internationally acclaimed teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine located in Waynesboro. According to press reports, a growth on the left side of the eagle’s upper mandible [beak] was first spotted on May 16. The bird was removed from its nest on Thursday morning [May 22], examined by Dr. Jonathan Sleeman, the state wildlife veterinarian, and transported to the Wildlife Center – the only facility in Virginia licensed to provide extended care to Bald Eagles.
The eagle weighed in at one kilogram and was in good body condition. Of concern is a soft tissue mass on the left side of the upper beak. The eagle was given fluids and antibiotics and was fed three mice – which it ate vigorously. Later today the Wildlife Center veterinary staff will take radiographs of the eagle. The Center is also working to arrange a CT scan of the eagle’s head at another medical-care facility.
The eaglet is now being housed in a fake nest in a small enclosure. The eaglet will be fed a mixture of cut-up mice and fish two to three times daily.
The bird admitted on May 22 is the 14th eagle admitted to the Wildlife Center thus far in 2008. During 2007, the Center admitted 36 Bald Eagles – a single-year record for the Center’s 25-year history. Additional information about the Wildlife Center and updates on the NBG eaglet are available at www.wildlifecenter.org
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The eaglet is being taken to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Lyndhurst. All treatment, recovery and rehabilitation will be handled by the experienced staff at the Center. 
The baby Bald Eagle arrived at the Wildlife Center at about 7 p.m. on Thursday. The bird was assigned a patient number – 08-887 – and given a preliminary physical examination by Drs. Dave McRuer and Mark Ruder.
On Thursday, a biopsy from the tissue mass was sent off to the Southeast Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study center at the University of Georgia. Results from that biopsy are not expected to be available until next week. 
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