Three bald eagles die and 10 others are sickened after eating carcasses of animals euthanized with death penalty drug that were dumped on Minnesota landfill site

At least 13 bald eagles were poisoned after scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals that were improperly dumped at a Minnesota landfill – and three of the majestic birds have died.

State and federal wildlife officials are investigating after the eagles were found near the Pine Bend Landfill in the Minneapolis suburb of Inver Grove Heights.

Ten of the birds are in intensive care at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center. The center’s executive director Victoria Hall said she is optimistic those birds will recover.

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