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State conservation workers rescue bald eagle

By Matt Ragsdale

Published November 22, 2019 10:48 PM

PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two Missouri Department of Conservation agents rescued an injured bald eagle in Monroe County.

MDC said agents responded to an area north of Paris, Mo. for a report of an injured bald eagle on Friday.

According to a Facebook post from MDC, the pair of agents sent the national bird to the University of Missouri. The eagle was observed and treated by MU's Raptor Rehabilitation Project.

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Matt Ragsdale is a broadcast and digital producer at ABC 17 News.

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