If you've been following along with us this year, you've probably noticed we've had a lot of Bald Eagles come through our doors. It really has been the year of the eagle at Back to the Wild, and thankfully, we've also been able to watch quite a few of them go back where they belong. Over the last week or so, we released five young Bald Eagles that came to us for all different reasons. Two of them came to us after their nest was destroyed in a storm. Another was found grounded

This summer, a Bald Eagle was admitted to Back To The Wild with an elevated blood lead level of 20.8 µg/dL. The eagle would spend the next several weeks undergoing treatment and rehabilitation before it was ready to return to the wild. The Problem: Lead Poisioning Lead poisioning is a serious and ongoing threat to Bald Eagles and other scavenging wildlife. Eagles can be exposed when they feed on carcasses or remains containing fragments of lead ammunition. Even a small amount