One Wing (eagle)

One Wing
SpeciesBald eagle
Sexmale
Hatchedc.1979
Died2008
Cause of deathHeart tumour
Known forSurviving the Exxon Valdez oil spill

One Wing was a bald eagle injured during the Exxon Valdez oil spill. He ingested crude oil and, during the rescue process, fought his would-be-rescuers and broke his own wing. As a result, it was amputated, and he lived out the rest of his life at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage. He served as a blood donor for other birds injured in the oil spill.