The stowaway bird was flown back to Las Vegas thanks to efforts by Avian Haven and Nevada wildlife officials.
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Auburn man rescues poisoned bald eagle
Ken Audet found the bird floating in Lake Auburn last month after experts say it likely ate a euthanized animal carcass.
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Beep beep! This roadrunner hitched a ride from Las Vegas to Maine
Avian Haven in Freedom is working with wildlife officials to get the bird native to the Southwest back to Nevada.
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Lead exposure from ammunition blamed for spate of ill bald eagles
Since the start of the year, 5 bald eagles in Maine have been found with elevated levels of lead, and now the state Inland Fisheries and Wildlife staff plans a campaign to ask hunters to stop using lead-based ammunition.