Albanian Police Rescue Eagle in a Special Operation

Albanian police in northern town of Puka were engaged in a special operation, not to catch criminals but to rescue an eagle, after environmentalists shared a video online showing the Albanian national symbol portrayed also in Albanian flag, tied up to its legs by illegal poachers. The bird is threatened with extinction due to widespread poaching in Albania.

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