The death of Jackie, the bald eagle who became an unlikely internet celebrity through a livestream from Southern California’s Big Bear Lake, has left thousands of viewers mourning a bird they had come to know over years of watching her life unfold.
Jackie died Monday after weeks of intensive treatment for an illness that had puzzled those caring for her. News of her death quickly spread among the global community that had followed her nest, her longtime mate Shadow and the eaglets they raised together.
