Bald Eagle Died from Lead Poisoning

A bald eagle found near a West Virginia highway has died. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports state police and sheriff’s deputies found the injured male eagle last week next to U.S. Route 460. Mercer County sheriff’s Cpl. J.C. Long says the eagle was taken to a veterinary clinic in Princeton where an examination and X-rays revealed the eagle had lead poisoning and a fractured leg.