PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania received multiple complaints on Saturday after a fishing hook was seen in the bald eagles nest in Hays.
It came from a catfish that one of the eagles brought back for its babies to eat. Everything was captured through the eagle cam.
“It’s really difficult to say for sure if the eaglet swallowed the hook,” said Jim Bonner, Executive Director of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, during an interview on Tuesday.
“There are people who would like us to go up and check on the bird, or take the bird out and do medical exams on it; that’s not really anything practical to do, or certainly warranted at this time,” Bonner added.
Even if the Audubon Society wanted to do something, it is not their call because the birds are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
“They generally have a non-interference policy, which is something that we support as well,” Bonner explains.
There would be many risks associated with that kind of intervention.
The Audubon Society is unable to determine whether the eaglet digested it or not.
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