Misterija se produbljuje: Jackie, beloglavi orao, dobio spasonosnu transfuziju, ali uzrok bolesti još nepoznat

Jackie, poznati beloglavi orao sa jezera Big Bear u južnoj Kaliforniji, primila je "spasonosnu" transfuziju krvi 20. jula i prima terapiju za moguće trovanje rodenticidima, ali stručnjaci još ne znaju tačan uzrok njenog teškog zdravstvenog stanja. Orao se trenutno nalazi na lečenju u Ojai Raptor Center, oko 170 milja udaljen od svog gnezda.

U objavama koje su date 23. jula, dve organizacije za zaštitu divljih životinja navode da su testovi isključili trovanje olovom — čest razlog smrtnosti beloglavih orlova. Takođe nema dokaza o prisustvu raka ili stranih metalnih predmeta poput udica za pecanje. Međutim, još se čekaju rezultati testova na moguću toksičnost cinka, koja može nastati gutanjem predmeta kao što su novčići ili cinkovani materijali.

Od dolaska u centar, veterinarski tim je utvrdio da je Jackie pothranjena, da ima tešku anemiju i znake upale bubrega. Zbog anemije joj je urađena transfuzija krvi od drugog orla, što su stručnjaci opisali kao životno spasavajući zahvat koji je poboljšao njenu energiju narednih dana.

"Njeno stanje i dalje je kritično u ovom trenutku," rekao je Eliza Cameron, menadžerka bolnice i rehabilitacije u Ojai Raptor Centeru, u video-izveštaju od 23. jula. "Ovo nije jednostavan slučaj pa konsultujemo nekoliko specijalista. Kreiran je plan lečenja kako bismo pokrili sve opcije dok pokušavamo da utvrdimo uzrok anemije."

Grupa Friends of Big Bear Valley, koja upravlja gnezdom i kamerom uživo, pozvala je milione pratilaca da budu strpljivi i šalju pozitivnu energiju za Jackiena oporavak. Iako su uznemireni, naveli su da je orao trenutno budan, može da stoji na grani i uzima hranu — što su ohrabrujući znaci, ali i dalje nedovoljni da potvrde oporavak.

Porodica i zajednica prate stanje

Jackie i njen partner Shadow su postali globalni simbol zahvaljujući kameri koja gnezdo prenosi od 2015. godine. Njihova jaja i mladunci (Simba, Cookie, Sandy i Luna) privukli su veliki broj pratilaca koji prate svaki razvoj događaja. Dok se Jackie leči, Shadow i mladunci ostaju u gnezdu i nastavili su da brinu o sebi i brane teritoriju.

Veterinarski tim ističe da su potrebna dalja ispitivanja i vreme da bi se postavila konačna dijagnoza. "Veterinarska medicina divljih životinja često zahteva strpljenje, i neki odgovori jednostavno traže vreme," naveli su iz centra.

Najvažnije činjenice: Jackie je pod medicinskim nadzorom zbog teške anemije i upale bubrega; primila je transfuziju 20. jula; testovi su isključili olovo i prisustvo stranih metalnih udica; čekaju se rezultati na toksičnost cinka; lečenje se obavlja u Ojai Raptor Centeru, a zajednica i dalje pruža podršku.

Jackie the bald eagle looks out over her territory in Big Bear Valley, California in December 2022.

Jackie, the bald eagle known for appearing on Big Bear Valley's Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, is incritical conditionafter being rescued following an apparent "altercation" with two subadult eagles.Seen here in December 2022,Jackie and her partner eagle Shadow have garnered fans across the globe who are following her journey and watching their family grow.(Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

Jackie and Shadow, the two viral bald eagles who call Southern California their home, pictured in their nest on Jan. 19, 2026. In aFacebook post, Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that runs 24/7 cameras and livestreams of the eagles and their habitat, said Jackie laid her first eggs of 2026 in the couple's nest inside the San Bernardino National Forest onJan. 23, and again onJan. 26.InFebruary 2025, Jackie laid three eggs. At the time, both bald eagles were seen on video rotating shifts, sitting on the eggs and caring for one another. The couple is doing the same thing almost a year later.(Photo Provided By Friends Of Big Bear Valley)

Jackie and Shadow's babies, Simba and Cookie, are pictured shortly after their birth in April 2019. Cookie was soon after killed in a snow storm followed by freezing rain, while Simba survived and left the nest that July. He's one of at least three chicks that Jackie and Shadow have successfully raised.(Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

Jackie and Shadowswitch egg-warming shifts on Feb. 2, 2024. The pair were caring for three eggs.(Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

On a windy night, with snowy weather approaching, Jackie the bald eagle rustled a few feathers as she delivered her third egg of the year. Jackie and Shadow became the proud parents of mama eagle’s first full three-egg clutch on the night of Jan. 31, 2024, in Big Bear Lake.(Photo Provided By Friends of Big Bear Valley)

Eagle couple Jackie and Shadow are parents again after Jackie laid an egg on Jan. 25, 2024, in the family nest in Big Bear Lake.(Photo Provided By Friends Of Big Bear Valley)

Jackie the bald eagle's head and tail feathers poke out of the mountain of snow that has accumulated on her nest in Big Bear Valley, California during a snowstorm on Feb. 25, 2023.(Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

Jackie the bald eagle looks out over her territory in Big Bear Valley, California in December 2022.(Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

This is the high-quality camera captures the daily highs and lows of a bald eagle couple named Jackie and Shadow.(Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

After abandoning their nest for over three hours, Jackie and Shadow’s eagle eggs were damaged by invading birds near Big Bear Lake.(Photo Provided By Friends Of Big Bear Valley)

Famed Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow saw their second egg of the 2026 season on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.(Provided by Friends of Big Bear Valley)