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Big Bear bald eagle Jackie dies after weeks of intensive care
Jackie, a beloved bald eagle from Big Bear Lake in California, died early Monday after more than three weeks of intensive treatment at the Ojai Raptor Center, the wildlife rehabilitation centre announced.…
The Story in Brief
Jackie, a beloved bald eagle from Big Bear Lake in California, died early Monday after more than three weeks of intensive treatment at the Ojai Raptor Center, the wildlife rehabilitation centre announced. The eagle had been found grounded and unable to fly in July after a confrontation with other eagles. Veterinarians later determined she was already suffering from serious health problems.
Despite around-the-clock care, Jackie developed severe anaemia and inflammation affecting her kidneys. Her packed cell volume, a measure of red blood cells, fell critically low and later briefly rose to 9 per cent. She received a blood transfusion and showed some progress but her condition worsened. Her remains have been sent to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Indian Opinion
The outpouring of grief over Jackie's death shows how deeply people connect with individual animals in the wild. But some online narratives have exaggerated the role of the eagle confrontation in her illness. Vets made clear she had underlying health problems before that fight. The real story is the limits of intervention: even with expert round-the-clock care, a wild creature's body may not recover. The post-mortem from California wildlife officials will tell us what actually killed her.
Source: timesnownews.com
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