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Eagles injured by an uncovered fish buffet await transfer to a drying site.
Eagles injured by an uncovered fish buffet await transfer to a drying site.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Most of the 30 bald eagles that survived a disastrous dive into a truck full of fish guts are close to recovery, said officials at the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

They said two birds have died but that most of the rest have perked up and may soon be released. Another 20 eagles died after the birds mobbed the uncovered truck at Ocean Beauty Seafoods on Friday.

Workers from the seafood plant and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service washed the birds in dishwashing soap to remove the fish oil. The birds spent the night drying out in a warehouse.
The Associated Press

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