Red-tailed hawk shot in Providence

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A red-tailed hawk is healing after being shot in the wing with an air pellet officials say.

The federally protected bird was found with a fractured wing on May 24th, in Providence.

“X-Rays revealed that this bird had been shot with an air pellet which had penetrated and fractured the bone in his wing rendering him unable to fly,” said a post on the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island Facebook page.

“The nature of is injury was reported to RI DEM as Red-tailed Hawks are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Act. It is illegal to shoot, harm, harass, take or injure them in any way,” the post noted.

You can read the full post here.

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