DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation has urged the government to implement stringent measures for the protection of the critically endangered Philippine Eagle following the death of another injured raptor hours after the bird was rescued in Compostela town in Davao de Oro on July 8.
An incident report released by the PEF stated that the eagle died due to severe blood loss after it sustained an injury allegedly due to air gun shooting using a customized"jolen gun."
"I felt so heartbroken learning about another shooting incident," said Dr. Jayson Ibañez, PEF director for operations. The PEF disclosed that the soldiers, who were on a foot patrol, discovered the weak eagle on the ground with an apparent wound on the left wing. Following the series of tests at the clinic, the PEF said that"the X-rays showed no evidence of lead or metal bullets penetrating the eagle's body. However, the trauma observed in the eagle wings strongly suggests that the eagle was shot, possibly with a powerful improvised gun such as a jolen gun."
According to PEF, the eagles' population may have been wiped out following the onslaught of typhoon “Yolanda” in Eastern Visayas in 2013.Ibañez admitted that the PEF can only do so much as a non-government organization.
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