animal being handled by vets, who realise quickly that she is beyond help and cannot possibly survive in the wild in Durban. “It’s not that good, unfortunately,” the woman examining her says.Vets then examine the eagle’s legs, but she doesn’t kick or respond in any way and X-rays reveal the damage the pellets have caused.In the clip, the vets refer to the eagle as a male but it is later discovered she was a young female with her own nest.The crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) is the fifth-largest eagle species and it can reach a wingspan of 6ft, with the largest crowned eagle ever recorded having a wingspan of 6ft 3 in.Regarded as a protected species, shooting a crowned eagle is a “highly illegal act” that can land perpetrators with.
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