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MANILA, Philippines (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 […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore showed off two critically-endangered eagles Wednesday that were loaned from the Philippines as part of a breeding program to reverse the dwindling numbers of the feathered giants. Destruction of tropical rainforest and relentless hunting have decimated the population of the Philippine Eagle — one of the world’s biggest and most powerful birds whose wingspan can reach 2 meters (7 feet) — with only around 800 believed left in the wild, […]
(Eagle News) — Singapore President Halimah Yacob visited the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City on Wednesday, Sept. 11, as she stressed her country’s interest in continuing cooperation on biodiversity conservation. President Yacob visited the conservation facility where 30 Philippine eagle raptors are kept for conservation and breeding at the Malagos Nature Park. She is the first foreign head of state to visit the center. The Philippine Eagle Foundation manages the Philippine Eagle Center.The center […]
Every June 4-10 of each calendar year, we celebrate the ecological importance and social significance of the Philippine eagle through the Philippine Eagle Week (PEW). Twenty years after Presidential Proclamation No. 79 was signed into law declaring the observance of the PEW, we reflect back on these years of continued collaboration with our fellow champions in Philippine eagle conservation. DENR’s AIM to strengthen public awareness on the significant role of the Philippine Eagle in […]
by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Can you love an animal to death? A new book by British photographer Tim Flach documents some of Earth’s most treasured species pushed to the brink of extinction by manmade crises, from pangolins hunted for their scales to Brazil’s pied tamarin threatened by urbanisation. “Most of the changes in the past have been driven by natural forces, but on this occasion, it seems to be […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III expressed worry about the possible effect of bird flu on the endangered Philippine Eagle. Dominguez said bird flu will not greatly affect the country’s economy but what was more worrying, he said, is that it may greatly affect the Philippine Eagle population if it spreads to the region where these rare birds live. “You know what really my concern is with the bird flu? […]
Philippine Eagle Week Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodi Bustos, edited by Jay Paul Carlos
(Eagle News) – From eating local Filipino-style breakfast that featured President Rodrigo Duterte’s favorites to a tour of the Philippine leader’s hometown of Davao City, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visibly enjoyed a more casual and laidback second day of his two-day official visit in the country which Malacanang said helped strengthen the friendship ties of the two leaders. In Davao, the Japanese leader adopted a young female Philippine Eagle who was earlier found […]
The Philippine Eagle
by Karl MALAKUNAS DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Surprisingly loud chirps accompany a clumsy flurry of tiny wings as a wispy-haired chick breaks through its shell, its birth offering rare cause for celebration in the struggle to save the Philippine eagle from extinction. Tropical rainforest destruction and relentless hunting have decimated the population of the majestic bird — one of the world’s biggest and most powerful — with just hundreds believed to be left in the […]
Nabuhayan ng pag-asa ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na maaari pang dumami ang agila o Philippine eagle sa Sierra Madre Region. Ito ay makaraang ma-i-turn over sa ahensya ang batang agila na nailigtas ng isang magsasaka sa bayan ng dingalan sa Aurora province. Ayon kay Theresa Mundita Lim, Direktor ng DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau o BMB ang batang agila ang palatandaan na mayroong mga agila sa Sierra Madre Region na maaaring magparami. […]
