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Bald eagle saved from Brantford, Ont., dump looked like 'very smelly drowned rat,' wildlife custodian says

A soaking wet bald eagle that was unable to fly was rescued from the Brantford Landfill Site Scale and is recovering at a wildlife rehabilitation facility. "She was soaked to the skin," says the authorized wildlife custodian at Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge.

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Bald eagle saved from Brantford, Ont., dump looked like 'very smelly drowned rat,' wildlife custodian says
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