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Fraser Point Nest - Dr. Sharpe Rescues Victor - 7/11/22

Victor ended up landing in the bushes on 7/6 and then dropped to the ground below the nest. He remained there until the morning of 7/8 when he climbed his way back to the nest. When he returned, he appeared unable to walk well or secure food with his feet. He remained on the nest and sometimes made it to a branch for brief time, but did not attempt flight. Finally, on 7/10, he slid off the side of the nest and back to the ground (the nest is very near the ground). He could be heard below and seen moving in the bushes. Dr. Sharpe was contacted earlier and after making an assessment, planned a rescue. This video is of the rescue by Dr. Sharpe and his team. Dr. Sharp said that he will be taken to the Ojai Raptor Center for treatment. Prayers that Victor can make a full recovery. Thank you to Dr. Sharpe and his team for rescuing Victor so quickly. I will update this description with the results of the examination when available. Hopefully, there will be good news. *7/11 Update from Dr. Sharpe - "Thank you to Allie from The Nature Conservancy for assisting me in the recovery of Victor. We found him in the stream bed below the nest, so he'd likely been getting fresh water. He ate some nice Costco trout when I got him back to the truck and is now at the Ojai Raptor Center. There are no apparent broken bones, so they will have to do some more tests over the next couple of days. We'll have to wait patiently for their results." *7/12 - Update from Ojai Raptor Center - On Monday, Dr. Peter Sharpe of the Institute for Wildlife Studies rescued a 13-week-old Bald Eagle fledgling from Santa Cruz Island who had been observed having difficulty standing. The eaglet arrived at Ojai Raptor Center late that evening where the patient was examined by ORC staff veterinarian, Dr. Stephany Lewis. The eagle was bright and alert with good body condition and hydration levels. Radiographs revealed no bone fractures or soft tissue damage. Lead levels also came back negative. Blood chemistry and West Nile Virus test results are still pending from the lab. *7/22 - Bald Eaglet 22-635 from Santa Cruz Island, who was having difficulty walking, is now able to stand unassisted! The diagnostics for our Bald Eagle patient have finally returned. The West Nile Virus results just came back this afternoon as negative. The CT scan was reviewed and confirmed to be normal; no evidence of spinal trauma or other traumatic injuries were seen. Lastly, the blood toxic heavy metal panel showed normal to low levels of selenium, mercury, arsenic, and lead, but did show an elevated zinc concentration of 4.17 ppm. There is no "normal" reference range for blood zinc concentration in eagles. The range given for California Condors varies with age. Young condors under 5 years had a range of 0.61 to 1.69 ppm, and older condors had a range of 1.11 to 2.45 ppm. Pet parrots tolerate zinc concentrations below 2.5 ppm but can become clinically affected once zinc concentrations get above 2.5 ppm, and become seriously ill or die once zinc concentrations become above 4 ppm. Waterfowl (e.g. ducks and geese), however, can have normal zinc concentrations up to 4.65 ppm. Given that eagles are quite sensitive to lead, it is possible that they can be sensitive to zinc as well. At this time it is totally unknown how this bird was exposed to zinc, as there were no metallic objects in the GI tract on presentation. Most birds get exposed to zinc via ingestion of post-1982 pennies and zinc-coated wire, or from chewing galvanized cages or other metallic objects. Zinc can also get released into the environment from mining activities. Luckily, we have already been treating this bird for heavy metal toxicosis since last week just based on suspicion. The eaglet is showing slow improvement and, though still very uncoordinated, the patient will stand up and take some steps without assistance. The Bald Eagle still has a long road ahead; these toxicoses can take weeks to entirely resolve, and there is a chance that some of the damage to the nervous system could be permanent. As long as the patient continues to make strides in the right direction, we will continue to provide care to the best of our ability. *8/3 - Victor is standing and now eating unassisted. *8/11 - Zinc levels down to 2.4ppm from 4.19ppm. Still some difficulty balancing. They will do another round of chelation. *8/17 - Making excellent progress. Gaining weight. Perching normally with only occasional lack of balance when stressed. Awaiting latest blood results. *8/26 - Zinc levels now normal. Lack of balance has resolved itself. *9/19 - Great news, Victor was successfully released. -------- These cams are provided by the Institute for Wildlife studies and are hosted by Explore.org. The cams can be found here: https://explore.org/livecams/bald-eag... and and https://explore.org/livecams/bald-eag... https://www.iws.org/iws-chat