Osceola is a permanently disabled and Non-Releasable
bald eagle cared
for by the American Eagle Foundation and possessed under educational
permits issued by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency. Osceola has a full wing amputated and can
no
longer survive in the wild, but has been trained and used in environmental
educational programs since 1983.
John Stokes has 34 years experience as a hang glider pilot and 32 years
as a professional
eagle caretaker and environmental educator, now
employed (2009) by
S.O.A.R., Inc. (www.soarsouth.blogspot.com) and
conducts
programs at
Rock City (www.seerockcity.com)
above
Chattanooga,Tennessee.
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and text on this site can not be used for any
purpose without written permission of John
Stokesand the American
Eagle Foundation (AEF)
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