Jackie, arguably the world's most famous bald eagle, dies after weeks of treatment
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Set us as preferred After a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle Jackie died early Monday morning at an Ojai rehabilitation center.She was 14.Jackie and her mate, Shadow, delighted millions of viewers as stars of a nonstop livestream of their nest, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.
Since the pair formed in 2018, fans have watched them weather freezing winter storms, incubate eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks.But in mid-July, Jackie was found weak, disheveled and unable to fly on the north shore of the lake following a scuffle with two younger eagles.She was rescued and transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center, where experts treated her until her death.“We know this news will be deeply felt by the many thousands of people around the world who have followed her journey, hoped alongside us, prayed for her and supported the people caring for her,” the center wrote in an Instagram post.
Climate & Environment Big Bear eagle Jackie has passed.We want to hear fans’ favorite memories of her and her family.“Our team is heartbroken.
It has been an extraordinary privilege to care for her.” In an earlier post, Chris Eksteen, the center’s executive director, said fighting likely left Jackie grounded but did not cause her symptoms.Tests revealed she had severe anemia, leading to a blood transfusion from another eagle.“What we are seeing suggests that she has been unwell for some time before she was found,” he said in an Instagram post earlier this month.Despite a battery of tests, including a contrast CT scan and bone marrow biopsy, experts could not determine what was making Jackie critically ill.Since arriving in Ojai, her health journey was uneven.
Her blood values, including packed cell volume – which measures the percentage of red blood cells in her blood...