Jackie, the beloved bald eagle from California's Big Bear Lake, died early Monday morning. Known to millions of viewers around the world via the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, the 14-year-old eagle passed away following more than three weeks of intensive medical care.
Jackie had been receiving treatment at the Ojai Raptor Center since mid-July after she was found weak and unable to fly near Big Bear Lake. The injury followed a scuffle with two younger eagles. Experts at the center discovered that she was suffering from severe anemia and suspected she had been sick for weeks before the fight grounded her.
The Ojai Raptor Center expressed profound sadness over her death, which followed a battle with a mysterious illness. Jackie and her partner, Shadow, had been closely watched by millions of people over the years as they birthed and raised chicks.