Jackie, the California bald eagle who became an internet sensation, dies after illness
Jackie the bald eagle is examined on July 18, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center in San Dimas, Calif. (Los Angeles County Parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center via AP)
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Jackie, the bald eagle who became an internet sensation and a symbol of the species' recovery in California, died Monday after being treated for an illness at a veterinary facility, her caretakers announced.
For more than a decade, nature lovers watched via an online video feed as Jackie and her partner Shadow tended to their nest each year atop trees near Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles.
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