CASUALTY The male Philippine eagle named “Mangayon” died resulting from extreme blood loss after he was hit by a hunter’s improvised air gun, referred to as “jolen,” within the forests of Compostela, Davao de Oro. —PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION
DAVAO CITY — Barely two weeks after the success of reintroducing a pair of the nationwide hen into the forests of Leyte, conservationists have been greeted with the devastating information of the demise of a male Philippine eagle (Pitechopaga jefferyi) from a bullet wound in Compostela, Davao de Oro.
“We mourn the lack of an immature male Philippine eagle named ‘Mangayon,’” the Philippine Eagle Basis (PEF) mentioned in an announcement on Thursday.
PEF mentioned that primarily based on necropsy outcomes, Mangayon, named after the village the place he was discovered, “died resulting from extreme blood loss after being wounded.”
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“The outcomes additionally indicated a excessive probability of sepsis from the injuries,” the necropsy report indicated.
Aside from the wound from the fractured wing, Mangayon was assessed to be “a wholesome male with all inside organs in good situation.”
Veterinarians who examined Mangayon suspected that the wound was from an improvised “jolen” or marble gun that was fired whereas the eagle was perched, as there was no hint of any lead or metallic bullets penetrating its physique.
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The bleeding eagle was rescued by Military troopers on patrol in Barangay Mangayon. They turned it over to environmental authorities on Monday.
Racing towards time
When alerted, a rescue workforce from PEF, composed of conservation breeding supervisor Dominic Tadena and senior discipline biologist Rowell Ron Taraya, was instantly dispatched from Davao Metropolis to retrieve the hen.
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Upon turnover, the PEF workforce instantly utilized antiseptic on Mangayon and secured its wounded left wing for the over two hours of journey to Davao Metropolis, throughout which it was already “torpid” and “unresponsive.”
Mangayon was attended to on the veterinary clinic of Dr. Bayani Vandenbroeck at previous 9 p.m. on Monday.
“After the x-ray process, the workforce noticed that eagle Mangayon started discharging foul fluid and strong supplies from its mouth. This prompted the workforce to wash the discharge utilizing operating water. Upon additional checking, the discharges have been undigested partially cooked rooster chick,” the PEF report mentioned.
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“In the course of the process, eagle Mangayon instantly jerked its head forcefully after which dropped it. The workforce tried to revive the eagle, however by 9:49 p.m., Mangayon was declared deceased,” it added.
Unhappy information
“Unhappy information, we misplaced the eagle. This eagle may have been saved if speedy intervention was given,” Dr. Jayson Ibañez, PEF director for operations, mentioned.
Ibañez mentioned that in response to Vandenbroeck, PEF veterinary guide, the hen in all probability had a feminine associate. He added that, primarily based on Vandenbroeck’s findings, the eagle may have been saved had its extreme harm been handled a lot earlier.
“All of us did our greatest. Thanks for the immediate response and rescue operation. We hope we are able to nonetheless spare the feminine eagle and the opposite eagles there from struggling the identical destiny,” Ibañez mentioned.
A supply instructed the Inquirer that “jolen” weapons have been nonetheless being utilized by indigenous peoples in Davao del Sur for looking.
“The development may be very alarming, pointing to the identical outdated challenge of capturing and looking,” mentioned Ibañez, who appealed to authorities to intensify actions to implement conservation legal guidelines in an effort to spare the nation’s wildlife from the perennial downside of poaching.
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