Arakan town sets an example and takes a small step for wildlife conservation using insulated power lines to prevent accidental electrocutions of Philippine eagles.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Eagle Foundation , along with the local government of Arakan and Cotabato Electric Cooperative Incorporated , installed an insulated powerline at Tumanding village in Arakan town, Cotabato province, to avoid a repeat of the accidental electrocution of an eagle five years ago.
The cause of the tragedy was soon uncovered – the power pole where the bird had landed had a bare, non-insulated secondary line that carried a staggering 220 volts of electricity.Must ReadAfter five years, a long-awaited solution was finally installed – an insulated powerline at Tumanding village in Arakan town which, officials said, was a measure taken to prevent any further wildlife deaths caused by accidental contact with power lines.
In 2021, the Arakan Municipal Council passed an ordinance that advocated for more proactive measures to secure the nesting territory of at least two of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s critically-endangered Philippine eagles within Arakan town. Arakan town is home to Mount Sinaka, a forest reserve sanctuary and the smallest Philippine Eagle nesting habitat in the world, with only less than 2,000 hectares of forest cover.
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