On June 5, 2024, a new addition came to the halls of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Manila City. It was not a painting nor a sculpture, but a taxidermy mount of a Philippine eagle named Geothermica. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the National Museum of...
BURAUEN, Leyte – A pair of Philippine Eagles were translocated here on June 11 as part of the Philippine Eagle Foundation program to regenerate their population in the wild. PHILIPPINE Eagle Foundation Director for Operations Dr. Jayson Ibañez and animal keeper Dominic Tadena carry a pair...
DAVAO CITY – Volunteers are the lifeline of many non-profit groups that operate with limited resources. Among them is the Philippine Eagle Foundation that relies on grants and donations to sustain its conservation efforts to keep the national bird, the Philippine Eagle, away from extinction. Dr....
The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is seeking assistance for the young eagle that was shot with an air gun at Mount Kalatungan Range in Pangantucan, Bukidnon two weeks ago. Field assessment of the rescued Philippine Eagle "Kalatungan" by Dr Sheen Gadong, DVM. Photo by PEF Biologist Andrei...
DAVAO CITY – A conservation group has expressed alarm over the increasing number of air gun shooting incidents against the critically endangered Philippine Eagle. VOLUNTEER veterinarian Sheen Gadong (left) checks Philippine Eagle Kalatungan. (PEF photo) The Philippine Eagle Foundation has...
By JINGGOY I. SALVADOR Photos courtesy of PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION MOTHERLY LOVE A female Philippine eagle cares for its young by watching over it until it is old enough to leave the nest (Photo Klaus Nigge | PEF Facebook page) Eight pairs of Philippine eagles— natural bird pairs in...
With a population of about 400 pairs left in the wild, the critically endangered Philippine Eagle needs utmost protection against deforestation, poaching, and other human activities that contribute to the loss of its habitat. IBANEZ Thanks to the dedicated people at the Philippine Eagle...
DAVAO CITY – A city councilor has vowed to take bold steps to ensure the protection of the critically endangered Philippine Eagle as well as other wildlife species in the remaining forests here. DR. Reesha Rona Datukon, an ophthalmologist, examines a rescued one-eye blind Philippine Eagle at the...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation has appealed to law enforcement agencies to intensify its campaign against loose firearms, including the custom-made marble guns, around the known nesting sites of the critically endangered Philippine Eagle here. Dr. Jayson Ibañez, director of the PEF...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) aims to plant and nurture at least three million native tree species and fruit trees near Philippine Eagle nesting sites in three years under its Regenerative Agroforestry for Indigenous Well-Being and Nature or Project RegAIN. THE Philippine...
Philippine male eagle, “Geothermica” or “Geo,” died of infection in Singapore, the Philippine Embassy in Singapore announced. Philippine eagle Geothermica (Photo by Roslan Rahman, Agence France-Presse) Geothermica was one of the two Philippine eagles in the Bird Paradise at the Mandai...
DAVAO CITY – Nestled within a natural Philippine eagle habitat, the new sanctuary of the national bird in a hinterland barangay here is a perfect environment for natural breeding. VOLUNTEERS clear the trail at the Philippine Eagle Conservation Breeding Sanctuary (PECBS) in Barangay Eden, Davao...
