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.
Veterinarian Dr. Sheen Gadong assesses the injuries of rescued eagle Kalatungan. PHOTO BY PEF BIOLOGIST ANDREI TIRONA) 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.
“The first case in Bukidnon was Philippine eagle Tagoyaman Fernando a rescued immature eagle in 2020 whose x-ray showed an Air Gun pellet lodged on its right wing, then we have Sinabadan last year and now this incident, the 9th victim of eagle shooting,” said Ibañez. “But this has to change, we therefore reiterate our call for reforms from and stronger law enforcement by our Philippine National Police authorities to seriously stop the persecution of our imperiled wildlife,” he said.
The eagle was then brought to the attention of Elpedio Suclatan, chairman of Nagkahiusang Manubung Manununod sa Yutang Kabilin and then to Thieza Verdijo, Deputy Director of the Xavier Science Foundation who reached out to PEF who formed a rescue team from the PEC in Davao City.