RUFOUS NIGHT HERON. Joan Lagunda, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Assistant Secretary for Operations-Western Mindanao, leads the release of a Brahminy Kite and a Rufous Night Heron, Friday (March 4, 2022) at the bird sanctuary of the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology. The release of the wildlife was in line with the celebration of the 2022 World Wildlife Day. (Photo courtesy of DENR-9) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released back into the wild a Brahminy Kite and a Rufous Night Heron at the bird sanctuary of the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST) in this city. Rosevirico Tan, DENR regional information officer, said Saturday that the release of the wildlife was in line with the celebration of the 2022 World Wildlife Day (WWD). This year's celebration is anchored on the theme "Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration." Tan said the two wildlife sp
FREED EAGLE. A female Philippine Eagle, named Godod, takes off from a wooden release platform as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Zamboanga Peninsula together with the Philippine Eagle Foundation released her Monday (Jan. 10, 2022) in an upland village in Godod, Zamboanga del Norte. The eagle was freed back into her natural habitat one month and five days after she accidentally got trapped and captured by a Sunbanen farmer in another village in Godod town. (Photo courtesy of DENR-9) GODOD, Zamboanga del Norte - Onlookers were in a festive mood as officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), assisted by Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) personnel, released a female Philippine Eagle back into the wild here. The eagle, named "Godod," was released around 10:30 a.m. Monday in an upland barangay here, Almario Caabay Jr. of the Provincial Environment and Resources Office (PENRO) said, is located 5,500 meters above sea level. "Usual