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)