Ann Goody, curator of Three Ring Ranch in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii inspects an endangered Hawaiian hawk after the bird was found shot and brought to her sanctuary. (AP Photo/Three Ring Ranch,Norman Goody)
Hawaiian hawk recovers, released on Big Island
May 28, 2013 at 08:53 PM
The Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — A wildlife facility on the Big Island says an endangered Hawaiian hawk that was found with a bullet lodged in its chest last month has been treated and released.
Ann Goody from the Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary says the bird made a complete recovery after undergoing surgery. She says the bird was released on Monday at the sanctuary and perched in a nearby tree.
Goody says the bird was the second wounded hawk found in the span of six weeks on the Big Island. Both animals were apparently shot by a pellet gun, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Goody says the Hawaiian hawk has significance in Hawaiian culture and is protected by federal and state law.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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