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At 91, Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders completed the Appalachian Trail in 359 days
His route wasn’t continuous. Its power came from what happened after every pause.
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Why people are wearing purple for Jackie on California Wildlife Day
On September 4, supporters of Jackie, Big Bear Lake’s beloved bald eagle, are being invited to wear purple. The color has become a visible expression of grief, gratitude and resolve after Jackie’s final weeks in care, when viewers followed medical updates and hoped she might recover. Jackie died during the night of August 9 after…
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Who is Kaydee? The banded bald eagle spending time with Shadow
On the Big Bear eagle camera, the clue is small enough to miss: a lavender band circling one leg of the young bald eagle now appearing around Shadow, carrying the white code KD1. As viewers absorbed Jackie’s death on August 10, that band turned an unfamiliar visitor into a bird with a history. KD1 hatched…
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How federal wild horse sales can lead to slaughter
A wild mustang running across Nevada or Wyoming lives under a federal promise made in 1971. On BLM-managed public land, it is treated as a protected wild horse. Yet after removal and sale, that legal identity can disappear as soon as a bill of sale is signed. A recent investigation has renewed scrutiny of that…
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Jackie, Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle, dies following prolonged care
Ojai Raptor Center announced Jackie’s death on August 10. Her underlying illness and cause of death remain undisclosed.
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Jackie the bald eagle: Her PCV, anemia, release and Shadow questions answered
A source-backed guide to what is confirmed, what veterinary medicine can explain and what no one can honestly predict yet.
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Jackie is likely the injured eagle rescued near Big Bear Lake
An adult bald eagle rescued near Big Bear Lake is likely Jackie, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, but her condition and identity are not yet definitive.
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Ontario wildfire smoke stretched across the Great Lakes and into the U.S.
A NASA satellite image shows smoke from Ontario wildfires moving across Canada, the Great Lakes, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
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Taylor Farms removes lettuce as Cyclospora outbreak reaches 1,644 cases
Taylor Farms is removing iceberg lettuce from parts of its foodservice supply after a Cyclospora outbreak linked to some Taco Bell locations reached 1,644 confirmed cases.