Birds of Prey Northwest educational ambassador Beauty the Bald Eagle has died

ST. MARIES, Idaho — The Birds of Prey Northwest announced the sad news that its educational ambassador Beauty the Bald Eagle has died. Beauty gained international attention when she received a 3D-printed prosthetic beak after her real beak was shot by a poacher in Alaska. Beauty was brought to Idaho by founding Director Janie Veltkamp, who led the team that engineered Beauty’s 3-D printed beak, and she provided Beauty’s care for nearly 20 years. While at BOPNW, Beauty was an educational display bird at their federally permitted raptor facility, and...