Eagle rescue good reminder to properly dispose of fishing line | Outdoors And Gardening | wmicentral.com

An eagle with fishing line wrapped around its leg.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds anglers of the importance of proper fishing line, monofilament, disposal after AZGFD biologists removed a tangled fledgling from the wild and took it to wildlife rehabilitators.

Nest watchers at Willow Springs Lake, about 23 miles east of Payson, noticed the eaglet with fishing line wrapped around one of its legs. AZGFD biologists tried multiple times, but were unable to safely access the nest.

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