PH Eagle hatchling dies in conservation setback

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 02, 2024 12:02 am

(UPDATE) A PHILIPPINE Eagle chick hatched via artificial insemination has died, an avian conservation foundation has announced, in a fresh setback for one of the world's largest and most critically endangered raptors.

Habitat loss and ruthless hunting have caused a rapid decline in the number of Philippine Eagles, the national bird of the country.

This handout photo taken on Nov. 10, 2024, and released by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) on Nov. 20, shows a Philippine Eagle chick, known as ‘chick number 30,’ after its hatching at the facility of the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao. The chick hatched via artificial insemination died on Nov. 29, 2024, an avian conservation foundation has announced, in a fresh setback for one of the world’s largest and most critically endangered raptors. PHOTO FROM PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION VIA AFP

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