An 8-month-old peregrine falcon that hatched in downtown Cleveland earlier this year has died one week after undergoing wing surgery. The young bird, which fledged from its nest on Terminal Tower in June, had surgery to repair a broken wing on 10 December. The injured bird was brought to the Back to the Wild rehabilitation center, where vets inserted two pins into the bird’s wing bones. The falcon survived the surgery and was well enough to eat live food shortly after the operation, but the stress of captivity was too great on the wild animal and it stopped eating. Read more from The Plain Dealer.
Peregrine Falcon Dies After Surviving Wing Surgery
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