Toni Willard Dotson wasn’t sure what was wrong with the eagle standing in the middle of the Haines Highway in late October, but she knew something was wrong and she’s never been the type to leave an injured animal to suffer. 

Toni Willard cradles a sick eagle she rescued in her jacket on Oct. 25, in Haines, Alaska. The eagle was later diagnosed with avian flu and euthanized in Sitka. (Courtesy photo)
Toni Willard cradles a sick eagle she rescued in her jacket on Oct. 25, in Haines, Alaska. The eagle was later diagnosed with avian flu and euthanized in Sitka. State Fish & Game staff…

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...