Watch: Injured hawk captured by state police along roadway in Worcester
The hawk was taken to a local veterinary hospital.
When a hawk was found injured along Route 290 near Worcester, a couple of state troopers were sent to the scene, and using a rain jacket as a makeshift hawk-catching device, were able to safely capture the hawk. The rescued bird was then sent to a local veterinarian.Troopers were called to the eastbound side of the roadway Friday afternoon, according to a Facebook post.The result was a video of the grounded bird of prey wrapped into the jacket, and a trip with state Environmental Police to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, state police said on Twitter.
https://www.facebook.com/MassStatePolice/videos/682509105764383/?__tn__=%2CO-R
Earlier today Troopers Devine and Paluk, of SP-Holden, responded to a wounded Hawk on Rte 290 in Worcester. They used a rain jacket to get a hold of the animal then transferred it over to @MAEnviroPolice for safe transport to @tuftsvet. Video link below!https://t.co/vGmj8zE38l pic.twitter.com/BBAwIEumKH
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) October 23, 2020
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