SURVIVOR Philippine eagle “Sawaga-Dalwangan” is recuperating in a facility of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) in Davao City. —PEF photo
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Conservationists have asked authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting and wounding of an adult Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) in the hinterlands of Malaybalay City in Bukidnon province early this month.
This developed as biologists of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) told the Inquirer on Thursday that the raptor, named “Sawaga-Dalwangan,” is “now alert and responsive, and eating on its own” following over a week of being in intensive care in a facility here.
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Dr. Jayson Ibañez, PEF director for operations, said agencies like the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Philippine National Police, and the National Bureau of Investigation can be helpful in establishing the facts of the attack in cooperation with leaders of indigenous peoples and the barangay council in the area.FEATURED STORIES
