This juvenile White-bellied Sea Eagle nicknamed ‘Roo’ was rescued by WIRES volunteer Renate on 26 November 2022 after being found unable to fly by a local resident on his property. After carefully containing the distressed bird Renate discovered it had a compound fracture of its left wing.
Roo was immediately transported to WIRES Mid South Coast raptor coordinator Sandy (Collins) who medicated the injured bird for pain relief and treated him with antibiotics as infection was already evident by the swelling around the fracture. The next day he was transported to Raptor Recovery Australia (RRA) for a full assessment and a pin was inserted in the hope the broken wing would heal.
Thanks to the dedicated care by the team at RRA over these past eight months Roo has made a full recovery and been transported back to Narooma for release close to where it was was originally found. A collaborative rescue and rehabilitation success story for one very lucky Sea Eagle!
Roo the juvenile White- bellied Sea Eagle on the day of his rescue 26 November 22 (credit Sandy Collins)
Release day. Photo credit Maryke
