Friday, August 3, 2012

Phoenix's status:

Remember Phoenix, the young golden eagle who almost died in a Utah wildfire at Uintah County?  He recently had a vet check-up on July 31. He's doing well so far, considering nobody thought he was going to survive the blaze. However, there is one small problem. It's not major or anything, just a threat to Phoenix's  healing beak. The Utah Wildlife Rehabilitation Center says that Phoenix is becoming  a little rambunctious, and the bird could damage his own beak, which was softened and damaged by the fire and might take a while to heal up. To help deal with this, Phoenix's caretakers placed pads in the eagle's cage so there's less of a risk to his beak.  So,after going under anesthesia and getting a full check-up, Phoenix is expected to be fine, which is good news in my eyes.
                                                                        -PJ

Source & photo: WRCN facebook page


Photo: Shot of Phoenix by Dr Scott Echols after he came to from surgery while under anesthesia--he was a little dazed for a couple minutes and then back to his old self.
Some of Phoenix's feathers are still burnt and his beak was softened, but he's expected to be
fine.
                                                                                           
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5 comments:

  1. Author Jenny Flake RabeAugust 9, 2012 at 7:50 AM

    That's great news! How are you finding out about all this? Do you find it online? In newspapers? Or word of mouth?

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  2. PJ ThompsonAugust 9, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    I learn about most of my stuff from the World Wildlife Fund but I got this from the Utah Wildlife Rehabilitation Center's website.

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  3. PJ ThompsonAugust 9, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    Plus I first learned about Phoenix by reading a newspaper at my friends house.

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  4. Author Jenny Flake RabeAugust 12, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Good sources....any luck Finding out about Sea World contreversies?

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  5. PJ ThompsonAugust 12, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    Well... I did research and found that it is not true because dolphins have been born at Sea world, and animals in captivity tend not to breed when they're under alot of stress.

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