A bald eagle was found shot and near death on a logging road outside Nanaimo recently and is just one of many found shot between Nanaimo and Duncan this week.
Wildlife rescuers have been rushing from call after call to a total of seven shot, poisoned, or injured eagles.
A veterinarian who has been receiving the birds says most of them had to be euthanized because they didn’t stand a chance.
Some of the birds were suffering from lead poising, officials say likely from it feeding on an animal killed by lead bullets.
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Rescuers are reminding hunters to check carcasses thoroughly before discarding them.
Birds that survive will go through lengthy rehabilitation before their rescuers hope they’ll eventually be returned to the wild.
