BLOOMING GROVE – An injured bald eagle will be nursed back to health and will once again take to the skies above the Hudson Valley thanks to a state trooper.
A motorist contacted State Police Troop F headquarters in the Town of Wallkill on Tuesday to report an injured bald eagle on the side of Route 17 in the Town of Blooming Grove.
Trooper Bryan Whalen from the Monroe barracks responded to the location and observed that the eagle appeared noticeably injured. He was able to use his division-issued jacket and a K-9 trooper’s bite sleeve to corral the eagle and safely put it into a kennel that was provided by the Warwick Valley Animal Rescue.
The bird, dubbed “Trooper,” was then transferred to Officer Nicole Duchene from the State Department of Environmental Conservation who transported it to a rehab facility in New Paltz for further care.
