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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – After months of recovery from surgery, a great white heron that witnesses reported suffered a broken wing during a dispute with a fisherman was free on Thursday in Key Biscayne.
Witnesses reported Edgard Valenzuela was fishing when he threw a large rock at the wading bird on Jan. 20, at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ---More...
In January, an illegal from Guatemala threw a rock at an endangered great white heron in Florida, breaking the poor bird's wing.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)April 24, 2025
The heron has recovered surgery and was released back into the wild.
The illegal was deported. pic.twitter.com/ghKM8pffQ3
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