Raptor Rehab

The Lewiston Tribune

The male eagle — unable to hunt in the wild due to eye trauma — is the second eagle at the Yakama Nation Aviary, a tribal facility for unreleasable birds of prey.

A feathery, weeks-old great horned owlet was recently reunited with its family by WSU veterinarians after falling from its nest last month on the Pullman campus.

The augur hawk, named Taima, will be ready to lead his team onto the field when the NFL season kicks off after undergoing a short procedure to remove a concerning growth from his left foot.

A nestling Swainson’s hawk found this past summer outside an Idaho bar is likely now more than 6,000 miles south enjoying the Argentine sun thanks to WSU and a pair of adult hawks that called Pullman home

To be able to care for more birds, we have made extensive renovations to the raptor facility thanks to the support of the Potlatch Corporation, Avista Utilities, the WSU Raptor Club, and countless other generous donors.

Dr. Finch estimates they treat 200 to 300 raptors at WSU every year.