Bald eagle Jackie’s cause of death released

The cause of death for a popular bald eagle named Jackie was released.Read more trending news A necropsy found that Jackie had several illnesses and complications, but it was likely that she had Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, which led to other medical issues resulting in her death. Jackie lived at the Ojai Raptor Center in Ojai, California, and was popular on the organization’s webcams, The San Bernidno Sun reported.The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released the necropsy results, saying a “complex medical condition” led to the bird’s decline and death. “Jackie’s necropsy confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) as the primary underlying cause of her decline,” Steve Kubiski, Director of Disease Investigations, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said in a news release. “In an uncommon presentation of the virus, the infection caused a severe ulcer in her stomach that led to persistent internal bleeding, anemia, and the development of bacterial