{"id":918621,"date":"2026-10-03T03:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/918621\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T03:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:50:16","slug":"bald-eagle-found-at-brantford-landfill-covered-in-goo-set-free-cp24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/918621\/","title":{"rendered":"Bald eagle, found at Brantford landfill covered in \u2018goo,\u2019 set free \u2013 CP24"},"content":{"rendered":"

An eagle is recovering after it was found covered in a strange substance. CTV\u2019s Krista Simpson reports. <\/p>\n

A bald eagle found covered in \u201cgoo\u201d at a landfill in Brantford has finally been released back into the wild.<\/p>\n

The bird was released on Sept. 18 from the Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge in Nanticoke.<\/p>\n

A supervisor at the landfill discovered the eagle on Aug. 31<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe location was deep within the landfill,\u201d Ian Harrower, a bylaw officer who responded to the call for help, said the day after the rescue. \u201c[It was] was very muddy. You couldn\u2019t really access it by any normal vehicle.\u201d <\/p>\n

The eagle was covered in a sticky unknown substance.<\/p>\n

\"\"eagle goo Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge An eagle, covered in an unspecified substance, at the Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge. (Courtesy: Chantal Theijn) <\/p>\n

\u201cAll the feathers were stuck together,\u201d wildlife custodian Chantal Theijn told CTV News at the time. \u201cDown to the skin, all the feathers were sticky and covered in whatever the mysterious substance is.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the bird couldn\u2019t fly, it was still very active and running around the landfill.<\/p>\n

\"\"bald eagle brantford substance goo Bylaw officers in Brantford rescue a bald eagle on Aug. 31, 2026. (Courtesy: Ian Harrower) <\/p>\n

Rescuers cornered the bird, wrapped it in a jacket and took it to experts to make sure the eagle wasn\u2019t seriously hurt.<\/p>\n

It was then taken to the wildlife rehabilitation centre.<\/p>\n

The organization said it took four washes to get the \u201cgoo\u201d off her feathers.<\/p>\n

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