Overview
- Park staff and the Liberty Nature Center captured the wounded eagle on Monday after a naturalist found it at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Jamestown.
- Veterinary evaluation determined the bird suffered a gunshot wound and that damage to the wing and surrounding tissue was beyond surgical repair.
- Officials said the eagle would never fly again and would face ongoing pain, so humane euthanasia was deemed necessary.
- Lake Cumberland State Resort Park noted the bird would have been released back into the park if a full recovery had been possible.
- The park urged anyone with information to contact the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, citing federal protections under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act with penalties up to a $100,000 fine and one year in prison.