Members of CROW help clean out dangerous litter from eagle's nest on Captiva

CAPTIVA, Fla. —

Doctors with the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. cleaned trash out of an eagle's nest on Captiva after an influx of litter was found in the nest.

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According to a Facebook post from CROW, a large amount of trash, including electrical tape, chain-link fencing and fishing line, had been brought to the eagle's nest in recent days.

Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW)

Chain-link fence debris found in eagle’s nest

Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW)

Chain-link fence found in the eagle’s nest

The clinic received multiple reports about it and was able to step in, with both state and federal permission, and resolve the situation.

Jessica Comolli, a Board Certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine and the Research & Medical Director at CROW, assisted in the process. She has already been involved in multiple eagle nest interventions and has already removed fishing tackle from the same eagle's nest earlier this season, CROW said.

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Jessica Comolli and others who assisted with the eagle nest intervention

CROW emphasized the importance of cleaning up litter, as tons of litter can go unseen and not every eagle's nest can be monitored.

"With this in mind, please dispose of trash properly," CROW said in the Facebook post. "Hold onto your trash for that extra 10 minutes until you can find a trash can. Pick up the litter you find on the beach and tuck it in your pocket. You could be saving an animal's life by doing so."

CROW also thanked the owners of the property, Joshua Tree, Inc., and Window to Wildlife for helping make the intervention possible.

Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW)

Joshua Tree, Inc assisting Comolli in the intervention

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