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\u201cIt was a high number but we\u2019ve had higher, we\u2019ve had 14 in previous years and we had one year where we\u2019ve only had one or two in and that was good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Morgan said there have been numerous cases of wedg-tailed eagles being poisoned, especially in Gippsland where one farmer poisoned over 400 eagles by injecting insecticide into livestock carcasses.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt takes ages for the poison to get through the system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the 10 months, the one that was poisoned I had to sit with it and hand feed it. You can imagine handfeeding a wedged-tail eagle, it\u2019s quite a feat.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf those talons grab a hold that\u2019s it, they won\u2019t let go, it\u2019s like you\u2019ve got a four-wheeled drive sitting on top of you, the pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
WRES has previously rescued kangaroos, koalas, possums, wombats, and other native birds.<\/p>\n
The small team of volunteers responds to emergency calls and has previously helped rescue animals during events such as floods and bushfires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CIRCLING the sky above Harcourt North are two wedge-tailed eagles that have been through a remarkable recovery. The birds of prey were critically injured and rescued about 10 months ago by Wildlife Rescue Emergency Services. One had been poisoned and another shot with a shotgun and had to have eight pellets removed from its body. […]<\/p>\n