Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Center's veterinary clinic on the Cornell campus had patients like a swan, a screech owl, a turtle and a bald eagle on Friday.

The 3-year-old male bald eagle was brought to Cornell earlier this week. The bird had a gunshot wound on one wing.

Noha Abou-Madi from the Cornell Veterinary School, said, "Our first focus was to stabilize the animal, providing him with warmth, oxygen, fluids and as the animal became re-hydrated we included painkillers and antibiotics".

Veterinary staff at the clinic said eagles view humans as threats therefore they had to put a leather hood on the bird so it would not see what was happening.

The vets told that the wrist bones of the eagle were shattered and the wounds were already infected. Small pieces of metal from the gun shot were embedded in the injury wing and were visible in x-rays.

Veterinarians decided to remove the bird's wing at the wrist. The bird after the surgery would not be able to fly, but hopefully saved its life.

Abou-Madi said it was very important for them to stop the spread of toxins and bacteria into the rest of the body of the animal. The recovery is just at its beginning stage therefore they are monitoring the bird's blood work and healing of the wound site.

Cornell staff hopes that the eagle will continue to recover and can eventually live at a wildlife sanctuary, but can never return to wild.

A $1000 reward has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the person who shot the eagle. Bald eagles have been listed as protected species.

The eagle was found Saturday in Otsego County by a hiker with his dog. The bird was first treated by the New York Wildlife Rescue Center in Schoharie County before being transferred to the Cornell facility.