Bird flu caused the death of a bald eagle named Jackie who had become an internet sensation and a symbol of the species' recovery in California, officials said. A necropsy and additional testing found that the primary underlying cause of Jackie's death in August was highly pathogenic avian influenza,

A newly released report sheds new light on the death of Jackie, the famed bald eagle mother who died in August.

According to the results of the necropsy conducted by veterinary pathologists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Jackie's primary cause of death was Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).