Abused Red-Tailed Hawk Rehab

A Red-tailed Hawk that's rehabbing at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center is featured in the news this week, a sad reminder that humans should not try to make pets out of wild animals. A concerned citizen found the bird, emaciated and with zip ties around its ankles, on a Cleveland street in late August.

Elyria Chronicle Telegram reporter Lisa Roberson and photographer Chuck Humel put together a great story for the daily paper's October 26 edition. You can read the article and see Chuck's photo on the Chronicle's website as well.

WKYC-TV sent videographer Tom Genevese to capture the transfer of the bird to our largest flight cage. The story and videotape are posted on the Channel 3 website.

If you didn't catch Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist Amy LeMonds' interview on WTAM-Radio, you can hear the entire interview and see a photo and story by News Director Darren Toms by going to the online home of NewsRadio 1100.
You can also look for a still photo by talented WestLife photographer Larry Bennett in the next edition of that weekly newspaper.

Before the hawk can be released, it will have to regrow damaged flight feathers, demonstrate that it can hunt and regain a healthy fear of humans. This bird faces long a rehab, but we're hopeful it can be returned to the wild where it belongs. Our Wildlife Rehabilitation Program takes in more than 1,400 injured or ill wild animals each year with the goal of returning them to the wild. We don't charge for our services, relying solely on the donations of caring animal lovers.