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Eagle Set Free One Year After Being Found

The Bald Eagle was found after a fire, emaciated.

After almost one year of rehabilitation, a male bald eagle has been returned to the wild.

The Audubon Society of Portland gathered people at Cathedral Park in north Portland to witness the release.

The eagle was found almost one year ago on Government Island after a fire.

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The bird was on the ground, emaciated.

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The society's Wildlife Care Center went out and retrieved him.

He has gained weight, his damaged feathers gone through molting.

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