NECROPSY PROVIDES NEW INFORMATION ABOUT BELOVED BALD EAGLE KNOWN AS JACKIE

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 14 -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following press release:

SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Ojai Raptor Center, today released the results of the necropsy and additional diagnostic testing conducted following the death of Patient 26-519(external link), the bald eagle from Big Bear Valley known as Jackie.

The necropsy, performed by veterinary pathologists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, along with extensive additional laboratory and toxicology testing, provided new information about the complex medical condition that led to Jackie's decline and death.

"Jackie's necropsy confirmed Hig...