When a bald eagle wounded by shotgun pellets was found in a roadside ditch by a conservation officer, he was taken to the Gabbert Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota. This compelling photoessay follows the steps taken by the Raptor Center staff to heal patient S-137's wounds and eventually return him to the wild. (Ages 7-11)

A visit to the University of Minnesota's Gabbert Raptor Center focuses on a bald eagle, from its arrival with a gunshot wound through surgery, rehabilitation, and release, and discusses the threats to these majestic birds.