Feliks the eagle is back home in Serbia after a kidnap ordeal in the Middle East
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally and retrieved in a daring cross-border mission. "We can actually barely believe ... the mission was done successfully." The eastern imperial eagle is an imposing bird of prey with a wingspan of up to 2 meters (6 feet).
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- ▪The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally and retrieved in a daring cross-border mission
- ▪"We can actually barely believe ... the mission was done successfully." The eastern imperial eagle is an imposing bird of prey with a wingspan of up to 2 meters (6 feet).
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onFeliks the eagle is back home in Serbia after a kidnap ordeal in the Middle EastFeliks’ journey resembles a Hollywood movie script, with kidnappers, smugglers and clandestine border crossingByJOVANA GEC Associated PressJune 30, 2026, 1:17 AM1:29Feliks, an Eastern imperial eagle which flew from Serbia across North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey and Syria, where he fell victim to traffickers looks out from a cage at Palic Zoo after returning in Serbia, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
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