ACCORDING to experienced veterinarian Dr. Bayani Vandenbroeck, continuing to raise awareness is central to the successful preservation of the Philippine Eagle.
Butuan City – Experts are alarmed as attacks on the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) continue to harm and threaten the critically endangered raptor with a new victim in the town of Pangantucan, a year after the rescue of a PHL eagle in San Fernando town of the same province. “Amid…
Published April 9, 2021, 4:43 PM
DAVAO CITY – A rescued Philippine Eagle will soon return to the forest after his rehabilitation at the Philippine Eagle Center.
The Philippine Eagle Foundation announced on Monday, April 5, that Tagoyaman Fernando, the Philippine Eagle who they rescued in San Fernando, Bukidnon in October last year, will be released on Earth Day, April 22.
“He was accidentally trapped in a native snare made for deer and wild pigs, but is now back in good health after his rehabilitation at the PEC,” the PEF said.
Dr. Jason Ibañez, Director for Research and Conservation, wrote Tagoyaman Fernando’s rescue story which was published on the PEF’s website.