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Newsweek
19 hours ago
- Health
- Newsweek
Doctor Discusses Fishy Surgery That Saved Bald Eagle's Life
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Thanks to an innovative surgery using fish skin grafts, Kere, a rescued bald eagle, returned to flight over Wisconsin on June 22 after surviving a life-threatening leg injury. Why It Matters Bald eagles, the national symbol of the United States, have faced near extinction in the past, with each rescue effort highlighting conservation progress and ongoing challenges. In Kere's case, the pioneering use of fish skin grafts to heal traumatic wounds in wildlife opens a potential new chapter in animal medical care. The bald eagle's release came days ahead of July Fourth celebrations, restoring an emblem of American freedom to the wild. What To Know Kere's 10-month recovery was led by Dr. Kim Ammann, a raptor specialist and founder at the Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital, a press release provided to Newsweek said. The treatment represented the first time a bald eagle received this type of skin graft that was provided by Icelandic firm Kerecis. Kere was discovered in Hayward, Wisconsin, in September 2024 with a 360-degree wound running from her knee to her ankle. The injury left no healthy skin for traditional treatments and infection threatened her survival. Ammann then stepped in to provide care. "With no traditional options left, she turned to innovative alternatives and discovered an Icelandic company called Kerecis that uses intact fish skin from sustainably sourced North Atlantic Cod to support tissue regeneration," the press release said. Kerecis, known for developing fish skin grafts for humans, had only recently begun offering veterinary products. Over 10 months, the cod skin grafts supported tissue regeneration and helped combat infection, which improved Kere's prospects. "The trust she put in me made it possible to accomplish what we did. She tolerated bandage changes every few days for months," Ammann said. Ammann, who treated over 200 birds in the past year, including 75 bald eagles, noted that Kere's case demonstrates the importance of innovative veterinary efforts. The successful use of fish skin grafts may open doors for wildlife rescue centers and veterinarians nationwide. Stock photo. A bald eagle flies over the Massapequa Preserve on March 25 in Massapequa, New York. Stock photo. A bald eagle flies over the Massapequa Preserve on March 25 in Massapequa, New York. Photo byWhat People Are Saying Dr. Kim Ammann, founder of Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital, said about Kere: "She left the wraps and dressings alone as they were healing her wound. She was eating well and taking necessary medications the whole time." Marta Hines, veterinary business development manager at Kerecis, said in the press release: "Our fish skin grafts are used in a variety of different wounds, whether those are traumatic wounds or some that have been out there for a while, and they have not closed in a while, like chronic wounds." What Happens Next The Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital continues to seek support for its conservation and rehabilitation activities. Kerecis, meanwhile, has indicated continued research and development of its veterinary products.
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Health
- Miami Herald
‘Majestic' eagle had ‘slim' chance of survival after injury. Now she's healed
A bald eagle found with 'her leg torn open from knee to ankle' had a 'slim' chance of survival — until a Wisconsin animal hospital tried a unique technique. Now, Kere has been released and is getting a second chance at life in the wild less than a year after she was taken to Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital for treatment, the hospital said in a June 27 news release. She was found in a park in Hayward in September with a 'devastating 360-degree wound' and no healthy skin to help repair it, the hospital said. So, the hospital's founder, Kim Ammann, looked to the 'majestic' bald eagle's prey — fish — for help. 'With no traditional options left, she turned to innovative alternatives and discovered an Icelandic company called Kerecis that uses intact fish skin from sustainably sourced North Atlantic Cod to support tissue regeneration,' officials said. The practice was originally created for human medical use and had never been attempted on a bald eagle, officials said. However, the experiment with Kere was a success. 'The cod skin grafts did what no other treatment could. Over the course of 10 months, they helped regenerate Kere's tissue and fight off infection, offering a remarkable new lifeline to a bird who represents resilience and liberty,' the hospital said. In addition to the innovative treatment, Kere cooperated with her caregivers, which allowed her to heal quickly. 'The trust she put in me made it possible to accomplish what we did,' Ammann said in a statement. 'She tolerated bandage changes every few days for months. Those were done with her awake and watching me. She left the wraps and dressings alone as they were healing her wound. She was eating well and taking necessary medications the whole time.' Video from her June 22 release shows Kere soar from a cage as her rehabilitators watch her confidently go back into the wild. Hayward is about a 350-mile drive northwest from Milwaukee.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Over 40 places plan to hold a Lent fish fry in Louisville. Here's where to go in 2025.
It's fried fish season! Lent, which this year begins on March 5, is a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that leads up to Easter. In the Catholic tradition, people abstain from eating meat during Lent, particularly on Fridays, to honor Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and practice a form of penance by giving up something considered a luxury or indulgence. In Louisville, that means fish fry Fridays, with dine-in, carryout, and drive-thru available at a majority of churches for the 40-day duration of Lent, which concludes the weekend of Easter, celebrated this year on Sunday, April 20. Check your church's website or the Archdiocese of Louisville website for the most updated information. Looking for a fish fry near you? Here is a list of more than 40 taking place in the Louisville area for Lent this year. Did we miss your favorite place? Send us a note at greed@ and we'll add it to our seasonal list. : 1920 Newburg Road, Saint Agnes School cafeteria, 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays March 7-21 and April 4-11. Fried and baked fish, pizza, French fries, mac and cheese, coleslaw, onion rings, and more. Dine in and carry out. 502-451-2220; : 1395 Girard Drive, 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 4 (limited menu March 28). Fish and shrimp dinners, pizza, and desserts. Dine-in and carryout. 502-425-3940; : 187 S. Plum St., Shepherdsville, 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays through April 11. Fried fish and shrimp, onion rings, oysters, slaw, fries, mac and cheese, fish sticks, cheese pizza slices, and homemade desserts. Pull tabs and cake wheel. Dine-in and carryout. 502-543-5918. : 316 N. Sherwood Ave., Clarksville, Indiana, in the parish gym, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 4. Baked and fried fish, shrimp, oysters, cheese pizza, sides and dessert. Dine-in and carryout. 812-282-2290; : 4600 Lynnbrook Drive, 5-8 p.m. Fridays now through March 28 and April 11. Fried and baked fish, shrimp, and sides. 502-451-3860; : 5915 Outer Loop, Parish gym, 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays now through April 11 (drive thru only April 4). Fried and baked fish, shrimp, egg rolls, cheese pizza, dessert and sides. Dine-in, carryout and drive-thru. : 1310 W. Broadway, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried and baked fish, greens, mac and cheese, green beans, and homemade desserts. Dine-in and carryout. 502-584-4602. : 2040 Buechel Bank Road, 4-7 p.m. Fridays now through April 11. Fried and baked fish and sides. Dine-in and carryout. 502-499-0883; : 7500 Tangelo Drive, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (carryout only at the football field) and 5-7:30 p.m. (dine-in in the gym and drive-thru pickup at the football field), Fridays now through April 18 (dine-in only April 4). Hand-cut, hand-breaded North Atlantic Cod, fish tacos, and sides. Lunch is carryout only; gym dine-in and carryout. Order online: : 227 W. Oak St., Lebanon Junction, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Lunch and dinner. Fried and baked fish, oysters, shrimp and sides. 502-543-5918. : 11311 St. Mary Lane, Prospect, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7-21. Fried and baked fish and sides. Pre-order only. 502-425-2210. : 9608 Sue Helen Drive, gym, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried and baked fish, shrimp, fish taco, cheese pizza and sides. Dine-in and carryout. Pull tabs and 50/50. : 11501 Maple Way, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried and baked fish. Dine-in and carryout. 502-969-0004 or 502-966-0661. : 1960 Bardstown Road, 5-8 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried and baked cod, shrimp, cheese pizza, sides and craft beer. Dine-in and carryout. 502-456-6394. : 155 Stringer Lane, Mt. Washington, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fish and sides. Dine-in and carryout. 502-538-4933; : 3525 Rudd Ave., 4-8 p.m. Fridays now through April 11. Fried fish, fries cheese pizza, and sides. Dine-in and carryout. Pull Tabs, Cake wheel, raffles. 502-749-9780. : 3938 Poplar Level Road, gym, Fridays now through April 11. Fried and baked fried, shrimp, grilled cheese, and sides. Lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; dinner 4:30-7 p.m. Dine-in, carryout and drive-thru. 502-459-6066. : 129 W. Daisy Lane, New Albany, Indiana, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7 and 28. Fried fish and sides. Dine-in and carryout. 812-944-8283. : 501 Cherrywood Road, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7-21 and April 11. Fried and baked fish, pizza and sides. 502-897-5207; : Marian Center, 502 N. 5th Ave., La Grange, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Boston scrod, shrimp, pizza, hush puppies, and sides. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 13304. Dine-in and carryout. 502-222-0255. : 1818 Edenside Ave., 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fish, rolled oysters, French fries, fish taco, mac and cheese, pizza and coleslaw. Dine-in and carryout. 502-451-1420. : 3539 Goldsmith Lane, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays now through April 11. Fried and baked fish, fish and shrimp tacos, rolled oysters, shrimp, salmon patties, cheese pizza, French fries, onion rings, mac and cheese and more. Order ahead, 502-456-6468. Dine-in and carryout. 502-459-4251. : 1406 E. Washington St., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried and baked fish, hush puppies, sides and desserts. Dine-in and carryout. 502-583-7401. : Cardinal Ritter Council, 809 E. Main St., New Albany, Indiana, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (drive-thru only) and 4:30-7:30 p.m. (dine-in and carryout), Fridays, March 7 through April 18. Fried fish, baked potato, French fries, oysters, shrimp, and crab cakes. 812-944-0891. : 1925 Lewiston Drive, parish gym, 5-8 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried fish, shrimp, oysters, fish nuggets, cheese pizza, grilled cheese, onion rings and sides. Dine-in and carryout. 502-448-2122; : 1206 Maple Lane, Anchorage, 5:30-7:30 Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Cod fish dinner, cod fish sandwich, shrimp dinner (by the pound), salads, baked tilapia, rolled oysters and shrimp creole. Sides include French fries, coleslaw, mac and cheese, red beans and rice, and hushpuppies. 502-245-8827. : 2822 Frankfort Ave., 5-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Hand-breaded fried cod fillets, smoked salmon with rice pilaf, sides are fries, hush puppies, mac-n-cheese, green beans, coleslaw, and a variety of homemade pies and cakes. Dine-in and carryout. 502-895-2429. : 3112 W. Broadway, Fridays, March 7 through April 11, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Baked and fried fish (cod, whiting, catfish), green beans, mac and cheese, baked beans, coleslaw, greens, fried potatoes, baked spaghetti and homemade dessert. Dine-in or carryout. 502-778-1118. : 4005 Dixie Highway, 4:30-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried ad baked fish, shrimp, cheese pizza, sides and dessert. Dine-in and carryout. 502-448-4008. : 3705 Stone Lakes Drive, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays now through April 11. Fried and baked fish, fish tacos, rolled oysters, shrimp, cheese pizza, clam chowder and sides. 502-266-5611. : 1125 Hathaway Ave., gym, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fried fish, shrimp, pizza, and sides. Pull tab, raffles and cake wheel. Dine-in and carryout. 502-361-0149. : 510 Breckenridge Lane, 4:30-7 p.m. drive-thru; 5:30-8 p.m. dine-in and carryout, Fridays, March 7-21. Fried and baked fish and sides. 502-896-0241. : 5505 New Cut Road, 4:30-6:30 p.m. carryout; 5-7 p.m. dine-in Fridays, March 7 through April 11. Fish, shrimp, oysters, fries, mac and cheese, green beans and other sides. Also, cake booth, pull tabs, raffles, and games. Dine-in and carryout. 502-366-5651. : 1000 N. Beckley Station Road, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7 through April 11 (drive-thru only 4:30-6:30 March 21). Fried and baked fish, shrimp, clam chowder, cheese pizza, and sides. Dine-in and carryout. 502-244-6083. : 6901 Dixie Highway, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, now through April 11. Fried and baked fish, French fries, onion rings, fried pickles, cheese pizza, hush puppies, desserts and more. Dine-in, carryout or drive-thru. 502-935-5511. St. Peter the Apostle: 7724 Columbine Drive, St. Andrews Academy Gym, 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7-28 and April 11. Fried and baked fish, oysters, shrimp, cheese pizza and sides. Cake wheel and bouncy house. Dine-in and carryout. 502-937-5920. : 8709 Preston Highway, Fridays, now through April 11. Lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; dinner, 5-7:30 p.m. Fried and baked fish and sides. Dine-in and carryout. 502-969-4579. : 1842 E. 8th St., at the school, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 28, April 4 and 11. Fried and baked fish. Dine-in and carry-out only. 812-283-3123. : 3015 Greenup Road, 5-8 p.m. Fridays, now through April 11. Fried and baked fish, rolled oysters, grilled cheese, pizza and sides. : 903 Fairdale Road, 4-7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 7-14, April 4-11. Cod fillets, shrimp, pizza and side. Cake wheel, pull tabs and split-the-pot. : 6105 S. 3rd St., 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays, now now through April 11. Fried and baked fish, shrimp, oysters, pizza, fries, green beans, and other sides. Dine-in and carryout. Cake wheel. 502-366-1463. Lent begins this year on Wednesday, March 5 and lasts for 40 days. Lent, which this year begins on March 5, is a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that leads up to Easter. In the Catholic tradition, people abstain from eating meat during Lent, particularly on Fridays, to honor Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and practice a form of penance by giving up something considered a luxury or indulgence. Reach news clerk Gege Reed at greed@ This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Where to find Lent fish fry in Louisville
