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A bald eagle that was found with gunshot wounds to the upper beak and left wing sits quietly as it recovers in a cage in a rehab center at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

A bald eagle that was found with gunshot wounds to the upper beak and left wing sits quietly as it recovers in a cage in a rehab center at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

World Bird Sanctuary Executive Director Roger Holloway stands next to a sign at the sanctuary where a bald eagle that was found with a severe gunshot wound to the beak is being treated in Valley Park, Mo., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

World Bird Sanctuary Executive Director Roger Holloway stands next to a sign at the sanctuary where a bald eagle that was found with a severe gunshot wound to the beak is being treated in Valley Park, Mo., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

A radiograph provided by World Bird Sanctuary shows the beak injury to a bald eagle that is recuperating after surgeries at the World Bird Sanctuary in suburban St. Louis. The eagle was found in July with two gunshot wounds, including one that split his upper beak. (World Bird Sanctuary via AP)

A radiograph provided by World Bird Sanctuary shows the beak injury to a bald eagle that is recuperating after surgeries at the World Bird Sanctuary in suburban St. Louis. The eagle was found in July with two gunshot wounds, including one that split his upper beak. (World Bird Sanctuary via AP)