Friends of Big Bear Valley names two Big Bear eaglets Luna and Sandy

12 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · May 1

The nonprofit said local third-grade students picked the names, with Sandy receiving 3,706 of 63,915 submissions for the California chicks.
Sandy honors former executive director Sandy Steers, who died in February and helped chronicle the lives of bald eagles Jackie and Shadow.
Friends of Big Bear Valley operates live cameras near the nest, where the eaglets of the widely followed pair hatched over Easter weekend.

How might public naming contests and eagle cams be transformed from entertainment into powerful tools for deeper wildlife conservation engagement?

Can the widespread fascination with Jackie and Shadow's eaglets actually drive enough action to save their habitat before the fundraising deadline?

If the $10 million goal for 'Save Moon Camp' isn’t met, what will happen to the eagles’ nesting area and the broader ecosystem?