'Goo-covered' eagle rescued from Brantford landfill set free

A goo-covered bald eagle whose wings were bound by a stinking sticky muck when rescued from Brantford’s landfill site in late August has been returned to the wild.Chantal Theijn, operator of Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge in Nanticoke, posted on social media that the bird has been set free.“After four washes her plumage was clean and she spent a considerable amount of time preening to return her plumage to flighted status,” said the post. “It was a delight to see her go free