{"id":407584,"date":"2026-07-22T05:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/407584\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T05:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:18:10","slug":"big-bear-bald-eagle-jackie-is-in-critical-condition-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/407584\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bear bald eagle Jackie is in critical condition \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jackie, one half of Big Bear\u2019s most famous bald eagle couple, is suffering from anemia and inflammation affecting her kidneys, the wildlife rehabilitation center that\u2019s looking out for her said.<\/p>\n<p>The Ojai Raptor Center provided an update on the beloved bird on Tuesday, sharing that Jackie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/big-bear-eagle-rescue\/3919695\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">continues to be on the mend<\/a>. Although the eagle\u2019s full test results are still being determined, initial bloodwork shows that she\u2019s experiencing inflammation and anemia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still working to determine the underlying cause and additional bloodwork and diagnostic test results are pending,\u201d the center said in a social media post, adding that Jackie\u2019s condition \u201cremains critical and this is still a very serious case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veterinarians have begun treatment on the bird based on initial findings and will continue to care for her.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie arrived at the Ojai Raptor Center early Saturday after Big Bear firefighters received calls on Friday of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/big-bear-bald-eagle-jackie-rescued\/3919331\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wounded bald eagle on the ground <\/a>near the\u00a0shoreline of Dana Point Park on the northwest side of the lake.<\/p>\n<p>Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) Media Manager Jennifer Voisard said it appears Jackie was defending her territory from a pair of subadult bald eagles. Although she successfully fended them off, she was unable to fly afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Noemi Navar, Recreation Service Leader with the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department, said the eagle wasn\u2019t healthy when wildlife experts arrived to help. Since it was wounded, the capture took only about five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you see any type of bird of prey on the ground, especially at night, that\u2019s a sign of concern because there\u2019s predators around and things like that, so they typically try not to be on the ground,\u201d Navar said. \u201cSo, that was a big determination that something was wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Big Bear firefighters monitored the eagle until the LA County Parks and Recreation Department was able to arrive and transport Jackie to the San Dimas Raptor Rescue. There, she received an initial assessment and emergency care before she was taken to Ojai since the Ojai Raptor Center is licensed to care for bald eagles.<\/p>\n<p>While the Ojai Raptor Center thanked the public for their concerns, it said it\u2019s unsure when her full lab results will come back and how long treatment could take.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jackie\u2019s mate, Shadow, is continuing to look after their two eaglets and defend the couple\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jackie, one half of Big Bear\u2019s most famous bald eagle couple, is suffering from anemia and inflammation affecting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[713,48637,48,52,51,47,50,49,7662],"class_list":["post-407584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-animals-and-wildlife","tag-big-bear","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}