Press Release
Southwest Regional Director Assists with Eagle Release
Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, Southwest Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, assisted with the release of a Golden Eagle that was rehabilitated by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. The Iowa Tribe's Grey Snow Eagle House is their premier eagle aviary and provides homes for both releasable and non-releasable birds.
The Tribe has successfully rehabilitated eight Eagles and released them back into the wild since the opening of their aviary in 2006. Dr. Tuggle attended the release with Gary Siftar, an eagle rehabilitator, Mr. Ron Curry, the Regional Administrator for EPA, and Victor Roubidoux, the Iowa Tribe's Wildlife Manager.
