One of MRCC's primary goals is the rehabilitation and release back into the wild of injured
and sick raptors. MRCC admits, on average, 150 injured or sick raptors each year. The type
of injuries include minor sprains, bone fractures, bruises, abrasions, lacerations, head
trauma, internal injuries, and burns. Some may not be injured, just nestlings or fledglings
that have been separated from their parents. And some have been temporarily debilitated,
could not feed themselves, and have become to weak to fly.
and sick raptors. MRCC admits, on average, 150 injured or sick raptors each year. The type
of injuries include minor sprains, bone fractures, bruises, abrasions, lacerations, head
trauma, internal injuries, and burns. Some may not be injured, just nestlings or fledglings
that have been separated from their parents. And some have been temporarily debilitated,
could not feed themselves, and have become to weak to fly.
| MRCC Director Radell Key and Intern Katie Legg perform physical therapy on an injured American Kestrel's wing. |
Electrical Contact- Red-Tailed Hawk
| Caught in a Trap- Golden Eagle |
Head trauma- Great Horned Owl
| Electrical Contact- Bald Eagle |
| Gunshot- Swainson's Hawk |
| Gunshot X-ray- Bald Eagle |
| Dr. Karyn Cook (r) performs surgery on a Golden Eagle. |
| These are some of the of injuries seen at MRCC. |
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| Rehabilitation and Release |