ARE THE EAGLES WINGS CLIPPED?
The bald eagles housed in the Louisiana Habitat Exhibit (next to the dogtrot house) came to the Alexandria Zoo on loan from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. They were shot or injured in the wild, and their wings have been partially amputated. They will always be flightless or grounded due to these injuries. This is also true of several red tailed hawks and other birds of prey you may see in the enclosure with them from time to time.
