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Golden Eagle Released Into Wild Following Rehab After Being Struck By Car

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A golden eagle that was struck by a car has returned to the wild after rehab. The eagle was struck near the Colorado-Wyoming border last August.

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(credit: John F. Russell with the Steamboat Pilot & Today)

The bird, named Alita by her caretakers, underwent rehab in Steamboat Springs. The golden eagle was released and tracked to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Alita spend 11 months recovering from a head injury and was released from Craig on July 7.

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