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Credit Hope McKenney/KUCB There s a new bald eagle wrangler in Unalaska. That s right: The island has volunteers who, under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit, help rescue injured eagles or salvage dead ones. Normally, local fisheries biologist Brianna McGrath heads a group of four volunteers to do the job. But nearly all of them are leaving the island for the summer a busy time for pulling eagles out of warehouses or rescuing injured ones from Unalaska s docks and local spit. That s where Megan Dean comes in. McGrath tapped Dean as Unalaska s newest raptor wrangler to help bridge the summer gap in volunteers. ....