Tags: Zoos and Animal Sanctuaries
By Anna Valmero
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA—A Davao-based conservation group reiterated its call to save the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) and other wildlife in tropical forests.
“A pair of Philippine eagles needs at least 7,000 to 13,000 hectares of forest as a nesting territory but the huge loss of forest cover threatens the survival of our national bird in the wild and ultimately, us, Filipinos, who depend on the forest for raw materials and water,” said Tatit Quiblat, spokesperson of the Philippine Eagle Foundation.
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