Bald eagle released into the wild

Two months ago a bald eagle was found injured in the Lake Cumberland area.

An army of volunteers sprang into action to rescue the bird in hopes of one day releasing it back into the wild.

AMERICA.THE IMAGERY IS ONTHE PRESIDENTIALSEAL, YOUR DOLLARBILLS, AND MOSTIMPORTANTLY ... INTHE SKIES.WHEN ONE IS FOUNDINJURED ... AN ARMYOF VOLUNTEERSSPRINGS INTOACTION TO RESCUETHE BIRD ... INHOPES TO ONE DAYRELEASE IT BACKINTO THE WILD.LEX 18'S CONROYDELOUCHE HASMORE ON THE STORYOF ONESUCCESSFULMISSION ... FINISHEDJUST BEFORE THEFOURTH OF JULY.LESS THAN TWOMONTHS AFTERCHASING THEINJURED BALDEAGLE DOWN A HILLNEAR LAKECUMBERLAND ... BENWELLS PREPAREDTO RELEASEVICTORYBEN WELLS /VOLUNTEER "WE GOPATRIOTICTYPICALLY, AND OFCOURSE THEVICTORY OF THECOUNTRY"THIS VICTORY ... WASRESCUED FROM THEJAWS OF INFECTION.HE WAS BROUGHTHERE TO THELIBERTY NATURECENTER INSOMERSET.JENNIFER FORD /LIBERTY NATURECENTER FACILITIESMANAGER "WE SEE IFTHEY NEED FLUIDS,ANTIBIOTICS, IF THEYNEED TO BEDOCTORED ORTREATED, WHAT KINDOF WOUNDS ORINJURIES THEY HAVE"JENNIFER FORD /LIBERTY NATURECENTER FACILITIESMANAGER "OUR MAINGOAL IS TOREHABILITATE BIRDSSUCH AS HAWKS,EAGLES, OWLS,VULTURES,DIFFERENT TYPE OFMAMMALS"THERE ARE DOZENSOF BIRDS ON-SITE,SOME REMAINING INCRATES TO TRY ANDMINIMIZE CONTACTWITH HUMANS.THE GOAL IS TOREHAB AND RELEASE...JENNIFER FORD /LIBERTY NATURECENTER FACILITIESMANAGER "THIS ISSCOUT, SHE IS ARED-TAILED HAWK,AND SHE WASFOUND ON THE SIDEOF THE HIGHWAYBUT SOME, LIKESCOUT WHO HAS ATORN RETINA, AREDIAGNOSED WITHTOO SERIOUS OF ANINJURY TO RETURNTO THE WILD.NAT --- BALD EAGLETHERE ARE, IN FACT,TWO BALD EAGLESWITH PERMANENTWING INJURIES WHOCALL THE CENTERHOME ... PATRIOTAND ALLEGIANT.JENNIFER FORD /LIBERTY NATURECENTER FACILITIESMANAGER "AND THEYARE BEAUTIFUL ANDWE ARE SO LUCK TOHAVE THEM TOTEACH PEOPLE ANDEDUCATE THEM ONTHE TYPE OF IRD"THEY WILL REMAINTHE ONLY TWO BALDEAGLES ON SITE,BECAUSE ONSATURDAY, THE DAYBEFORE JULYFOURTH ...NAT --- RELEASE OFVICTORYVICTORY WON HISBATTLE WITHINFECTION, ANDFLEW BACK INTO THEWILD OFF OFWAITSBORO DOCK.JENNIFER FORD /LIBERTY NATURECENTER FACILITIESMANAGER "ANDWHEN YOU GET TORELEASE ANY TYPEOF BIRD INTO THEWILD, IT'S EXCITING."BUT LESS THAN 24BEFORE BEN WELLSCOULD CELEBRATETHIS TRIUMPH ... HEAND HIS SON, ETHAN,RESCUED ANOTHERYOUNG BALD EAGLE.BEN WELLS /VOLUNTEER "THEBIRD WE RELEASEDAND THIS BIRD AREBOTH JUVENILE.

SOTHEY'RE UNDER FIVEYEARS OLD.

THEYDON'T HAVE THEWHITE HEAD YET"THIS EAGLE WASFOUND WITH FISHINGWIRE WRAPPEDAROUND ITS TALONS.IT WILL BE ASSESSEDBY A VETERINARIAN... TREATED ... ANDHOPEFULLY ...RELEASED TO THESKIES TO FOLLOW INVICTORY'S FLIGHT.IN PULASKI COUNTY,CONROY DELOUCHE,LEX 18 NEWS.LARRY