May God Bless That American Bald Eagle

Ladies & Gentlemen,


I have a story to tell that I believe you'll find quite interesting. First of all I want to publicly thank "all" of you for your kind words referencing the Bald Eagle Jennifer & I rescued the other day. It was an experience I'll never forget the rest of my life and I believe any one of you can tell just how proud I am of my wife and her abilities to work so well with animals.


When we received the first call about an injured Eagle Jennifer was instantly concerned about the repercussions of Federal Law but she also knew the animal needed immediate attention. Unlike the City of Salisbury and the Salisbury Zoo, this household thinks about the animal welfare first and politics second. That is why we unconditionally took off to help this animal. We also knew we had 48 hours to do something with this Eagle and we followed the law to a tee.

Here's how the story thickens though. On Tuesday afternoon around 3:00 we received a telephone call from the main office of DNR in Annapolis. They actually called my cell phone and had a sense of urgency in their tone when they called. "Where did you capture this Eagle?" "Where did it go to rehab?"

Not being sure who was actually at the other end of the phone I stated I was not in the position to answer their questions as I had no clue who they were. I believe they instantly understood why I was on the defense and they said, let me start over again Mr. Albero. I have been on your Blog Site and I saw the incredible pictures of the rescue you did for that Eagle. Our immediate concern right at this moment is where the animal is at right now? They gave me their title at DNR and instantly convinced me that they were who they said they were.

I explained to them where we had sent the animal and they were instantly excited. It is "exactly" where they would have sent it and NOT the Salisbury Zoo! They went on to explain how my photographs told the entire story from beginning to end but my story on the Blog did not explain some of the details they needed to know.

"Someone" did in fact contact DNR in Annapolis in the attempt to get us into trouble for what we had done. We ALL know who that was! Nevertheless, I'd like to publicly thank that person right here and now because wait till you hear the ending of this story.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has formally asked Jennifer and I to become an official rescue operation for them. They have already forwarded the forms and Jennifer has agreed under certain terms to get set up right away. With her 18 years of experienced they would be honored to have us on board. We explained how we had rescued Foals last year and I couldn't be more serious when I tell you they wanted an answer right away as to if we'd do it or not.

They are also investigating the DNR representative that refused to go into the field to look for this animal the first day and then claimed they would be back there the next morning and I found out with a simple phone call they were off that day and never truly intended to be there anyway. I respect the fact that this is hunting season and they're quite busy but a Bald Eagle is a priority in this Country and they take this matter very seriously. I expect this to be taken care of immediately and as I know these people from DNR are following this Blog Site, we thank you for calling. We thank you for your interest and we're honored you want us on board.

Dr. Tragle has also sent very kind personal e-mail messages and firmly encourages Jennifer into getting involved immediately. Once again "someone" has tried to bring us down and in the end once again it turned out to be a God Send.

So we thank all of you for your support, kind wishes and even trouble making. Good things happen to good people. May God Bless that American Bald Eagle. It has just changed the lives of many other animals in desperate need.