Background
Beauty is a 7 y/o American Bald Eagle rescued by Janie Fink of the Raptor Chapter located St. Maries Idaho. Beauty was rescued two years ago in Alaska after she was found nearly dead and emaciated after a having her top beak shot off and left to die. The resulting damage from the bullet left Beauty with only a small portion of her left upper beak and nearly eliminated the majority of the right side. Consequently, with the inability to consume solid food, she is kept alive by the daily efforts of a liquid tube-feeding by Janie and her small volunteer staff at the Raptor Chapter.

Raptor Chapter Organization
The Raptor Chapter is nearing it's eighth year of operation and is owned, operated and funded by the love and unbridled dedication of Janie and operates under the Not For Profit Rules and Regulations (Chapter # 74816106) and works under the federal permits issued by theU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and is assisted locally by the Idaho Fish and Game. To help promote and support the organization, Janie tours the western part of the US to host and display the various birds in her collection to schools and other special events.

The 'Mission"
After the transfer of Beauty to the Raptor Chapter, Janie began her efforts to assemble the resources and advice from industry pundits in effort to give Beauty a chance at life--an effort, that produced the unanimous 'expert' opinion that the bird could not be saved and she be euthanized--an option Janie fiercely refused to accept!

On one particular presentations in Boise, Idaho she met Nate Calvin, a Mechanical Engineer who had brought his two daughters to the event to witness the majestic birds first hand and up-close. During her presentation, she presented the other raptor species and finished with a heart-wrenching tale of Beauty’s plight and her subsequent failed efforts to garner the required support to save Beauty However, Janie had attracted the curiosity and competitive nature of Nate who approached her after the presentation with a comment she had not heard from anyone prior.
 
"I think I can help you with Beauty if you are interested...."---words that rang a tune to Janie’s ears, thus began the first critical step toward a concentrated effort to help restore the bird she so passionately defended to save--to restore the bird to a form that was befitting of her namesake--BEAUTY!

Design Process
Nate is the founder of Kinetic Engineering  Group, a Boise-based engineering company primarily involved in new product development and design services of various products and industries. Working exclusively in the 3D CAD software package SolidWorks, KEG had no prior experience with animals or prosthetics and bolstered only by the internal drive and enthusiasm to save Beauty and prove the doubting pundits wrong. The process has begun and is progressing well!! Stay tuned for future updates as this site is updated.

Your Help!!!!!
Please give your support to this project by way of Donations Made to:
The Raptor Chapter
PO Box 585 St. Maries, Idaho 83861
208.245.1367
mailto:ladyhawk@smgazette.com