Rarer than kiwi: Wingspan celebrates 29 years of monitoring karearea
11 Jan, 2021 09:14 PM
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Karearea (NZ falcon) breeding season is well under way. Photo / Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust
Rotorua Daily Post
Karearea, or New Zealand falcon, is a threatened endemic species and with a population estimate of 10,000 in the wild their numbers are even rarer than kiwi.
Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre in Rotorua knows more about the rare bird than most, this week celebrating 29 years of monitoring karearea.
The charitable trust and raptor conservation programme monitors karearea within the Kaingaroa Forest estate of the central North Island
First Philippine eagle bred in captivity dies
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Manila (AFP)
The first Philippine eagle bred in captivity in an effort to save one of the world s most endangered birds has died from infections, conservationists said Friday.
The raptor named Pag-asa or Hope was hatched in 1992 at a sanctuary run by the Philippine Eagle Foundation on the outskirts of the southern city of Davao.
Pag-asa would have turned 29 next week.
The Philippines national bird, known for its elongated nape feathers that form into a shaggy crest, has seen its population devastated by the destruction of rainforests and hunting in the archipelago.
The raptor named Pag-asa or Hope was hatched in 1992 at a sanctuary run by the Philippine Eagle Foundation. - AFP MANILA, Jan 8 (AFP): The first Philippine eagle bred in captivity in an effort to save one of the world s most endangered birds has died from infections, conservationists said Friday.
The raptor named Pag-asa or Hope was hatched in 1992 at a sanctuary run by the Philippine Eagle Foundation on the outskirts of the southern city of Davao.
Pag-asa would have turned 29 next week.
The Philippines national bird, known for its elongated nape feathers that form into a shaggy crest, has seen its population devastated by the destruction of rainforests and hunting in the archipelago.
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) announced on Friday, January 8, that “Pag-asa”, the symbol of hope in the efforts to save Philippine eagles from extinction, died last January 6 due to fatal infections associated with Trichomoniasis and Aspergillosis.
Pag-asa would have turned 29 years old on Jan 15, 2021. He was the first-ever Philippine Eagle bred and hatched in captivity using the cooperative artificial insemination (CAI) techniques.
Pag-asa’s birth- the culmination of 14 years worth of research, heralded hope for the critically endangered species and the entire conservation mission. He died on January 6 due to infections associated with Trichomoniasis and Aspergillosis. (Photos of Philippine Eagle Pag-asa courtesy of the Philippine Eagle Foundation / MANILA BULLETIN)
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