DAVAO CITY – The recent release of a rehabilitated Philippine Eagle in Mt. Hamiguitan in the province of Davao Oriental is a testament of the mountain’s importance to biodiversity.
Dennis Salvador, director of the Philippine Eagle Foundation said they chose Mt. Hamiguitan as the eagle’s new home for its sprawling protected area of 32,000 hectares made up of forests.
Salvador added that the communities’ heightened awareness, local wildlife protection enforcement and local government commitment makes it as an ideal new home for Pamana, the name of the rescued eagle.
Pamana, was rescued in Iligan City in 2012 bearing two gunshot wounds, she was turned over to PEF and rehabilitated in the Philippine Eagle Center here.
The fully-recovered eagle was set free on Independence Day (June 12) in Mt. Hamiguitan Range, celebrity television host and anchor Kim Atienza helped unlock the cage from which Pamana flew to her new home.
To monitor Pamana, the PEF has installed satellite and radio transmitters to follow her movements.
