DAVAO CITY — Conservation efforts for the critically endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), the country’s national bird, suffered a setback after two raptors died from electrocution in separate incidents in recent days. The first, a female juvenile eagle, was found dead near an electric post in Barangay Guinalaban, Salay, Misamis Oriental on Oct. 1. The second, also a female eagle, was found dead in Barangay Libertad in Arakan, Cotabato on Oct. 4. READ: Philippine eagle faces higher risk of extinction, study finds Both had burn marks, and separate necropsy procedures had established that they died of electrocution. Dr. Jayson Ibañez, Philippine […]...
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