MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, April 26 On Earth Day 2021, a rescued and rehabilitated Philippine Eagle is released back to its forest home.
Tagoyaman Fernando is among the seven Philippine Eagles that were rescued last year the highest rescue rate recorded in the history of Philippine Eagle conservation and the first Philippine Eagle to be released back to the wild this year.
Tagoyaman’s release was made possible through the support of the Australian Government, Whitley Fund for Nature, Jurong Bird Park, DENR Region X, and the local government of San Fernando, Bukidnon. Philippine Eagle protection and conservation team in Bukidnon. Ambassador Steven J. Robinson AO and Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri with the Indigenous Manobo-Tigwahanon community in San Fernando town. (Australian Embassy Photo)
Published April 23, 2021, 12:43 PM
DAVAO CITY – After six months of rehabilitation, a rescued Philippine Eagle named Tagoyaman Fernando was released back into the forest in Bukidnon province on Thursday, April 22.
FREE AGAIN. Tagoyaman Fernando, the Philippine Eagle rescued in San Fernando, Bukidnon province in October last year, flies back home on Thursday, April 22. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Eagle Foundation / MANILA BULLETIN)
“We hope to see Tagoyaman successfully breed and contribute to his species’ wild population in the future,” said Dennis Salvador, Executive Director of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF).
“His release on Earth Day is also our resounding call for long-term solutions to our problematic relationship with nature and wildlife. We believe that by conserving the Philippine Eagle and the biodiversity it represents, we can avoid another disease outbreak,” Salvador added.