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Philippine hatchling stirs hope for endangered eagle

MANILA, Philippines — A baby Philippine Eagle has hatched in the Southeast Asian country with the help of artificial insemination, sparking hope that science and conservation can save the critically endangered raptor from extinction.

Habitat loss and ruthless hunting have caused a rapid decline in the number of Philippine Eagles, one of the world's biggest eagles and the national bird of the archipelago country.

WINGED HOPE This handout photo taken on Nov. 18, 2024 and released by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) on Nov. 20 shows a worker checking chick number 30 prior to being fully hatched at the facility of the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (NBBS) in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao. A new life has started in southern Philippines as a fine-haired eaglet broke through its shell, shedding hope in a country with decades-long struggle of saving its species from extinction. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION (PEF) WINGED HOPE This handout photo taken on Nov. 18, 2024 and released by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) on Nov. 20 shows a worker checking chick number 30 prior to being fully hatched at the facility of the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (NBBS) in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao. A new life has started in southern Philippines as a fine-haired eaglet broke through its shell, shedding hope in a country with decades-long struggle of saving its species from extinction. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION (PEF)
WINGED HOPE This handout photo taken on Nov. 18, 2024 and released by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) on Nov. 20 shows a worker checking chick number 30 prior to being fully hatched at the facility of the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (NBBS) in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao. A new life has started in southern Philippines as a fine-haired eaglet broke through its shell, shedding hope in a country with decades-long struggle of saving its species from extinction. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION (PEF)