BARNSTABLE, Mass. - A bald eagle that may have ingested poison has died, according to The Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts."We have some very sad news to share," the non-profit posted on its Facebook page Wednesday. "Last night MK succumbed to her illness.
After a valiant fight, her system was simply no longer able to keep up."After conducting lab work, it is believed that the eagle ingested an anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning.
It occurs where a raptor eats a rodent that had already ingested the poison. RELATED: On this day in history, March 1, 1872, majestic Yellowstone becomes America's first national parkThere was no evidence that the eagle was carrying eggs.The center said the bird, named "MK," was admitted Feb.
27 after she was found in a cemetery in Arlington. She was described as being weak and unable to get enough lift to fly away. "She is severely anemic, lethargic, and barley able to stand," the non-profit previously posted.