WALNUT CREEK (AP) — A young golden eagle rescued by firefighters and released from a wildlife hospital three months ago has died after being struck by a wind turbine, officials said. Two power workers found the 12-pound female raptor near a wind turbine at Altamont Pass in Livermore and took it to a wildlife hospital July 25, Lindsay Wildlife Experience said. A turbine struck the eagle’s left wing so hard that a doctor determined the raptor would never be able to fly again, and the animal was euthanized later that day.
Golden eagle dies 3 months after being released into wild