‘Awed by nature’: fans mourn California’s beloved Jackie the bald eagle, whose legacy soars on

Famous raptor helped livestream viewers in difficult moments, and inspired a conservation project at her lake home The bald eagle Jackie made her home on the shore of southern California’s Big Bear Lake for most of her 14 years. But her death earlier this week drew international attention. The Los Angeles Times described her as “arguably the world’s most famous bald eagle”. For years, millions of…

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