Eagle sanctuary may lose Heritage designation

[jamesbond]

Eagle sanctuary may lose Heritage designation
By Edith Regalado (The Philippine Star) | Updated August 22, 2015 - 12:00am

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Local officials in Davao Oriental appealed to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for understanding following the recent killing of one of the endangered Philippine Eagles that might affect the status of Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary as a World Heritage Site.

The Philippine Eagle known as Pamana was shot and killed in Mt. Hamiguitan two months after the bird was released into the forest.

Pamana reportedly sustained gunshot wounds as shown in the necropsy report following the discovery of the bird’s carcass last weekend in Barangay La Union, San Isidro, Davao Oriental.

Dolores Valdesco, head of the Davao Oriental Provincial Natural Heritage Office, expressed concern that the killing of Pamana would affect Mt. Hamiguitan as a United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.

Mt. Hamiguitan, considered to be one of the country’s forests with rich biodiversity, was recognized last year as the sixth area in the country to be acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Herritage Site after the Cordillera Rice Terraces, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Tubbataha Reefs, Vigan City and the baroque churches.

“We hope that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is the technical arm of the UNESCO on natural properties, would not be quick in condemning local authorities for the death of Pamana. By the continued long presence of very rich biodiversity of Mt. Hamiguitan Range, we have already proven to the world our capability to protect rare, endemic and endangered species as cited in our nomination dossier and in our Statement of Outstanding Universal Value,” Valdesco said.

She also pointed out that the provincial government of Davao Oriental, led by Gov. Corazon Malanyaon, was the proponent for the recognition of Mt. Hamiguitan as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

“Thus, it would be unfair to judge us as incapable of protecting important wildlife species for just that one isolated case,” Valdesco added. Meanwhile, Philippine Eagle Foundation executive director Dennis Salvador said corresponding charges would be filed against those responsible for the killing of Pamana. He said laws must be enforced in protecting the eagles as the situation calls for going beyond mere education of communities.

“Education alone clearly cannot right away help this situation,” Salvador said.

He said the perpetrator remains unidentified.

Pamana did not last 59 days after it was released to the forest of Mt. Hamiguitan on June 12.

A team had tracked the eagle and found its body a kilometer from where the bird was released.

Pamana’s body bore a five-millimeter hole in the right breast with its shoulder blade broken based on the necropsy result.

The shooting of the Philippine Eagle is a violation of Administrative Order No. 235, s. 1970, which prohibits wounding, taking, selling, exchanging and/or exporting, processing and killing of the Philippine Eagle.
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  nakakalungkot lang na balita... kung mapapansin nyo lang, we have threads here in our "Amazing Images Section" where yours truly started. Namely, "Wild Cyberkada Safari" and "DEEP BLUE"... both of which is my personal clamor for environmental awareness and protection of our animal kungdom... tapos may ganitong balita na gugulantang na lang sa atin... how sad really... sana magising ka na Pilipinas bago mahuli ang lahat....

[erah]

Kaya nga ser, may mga tao talagang di marunong magpahalaga sa mga yaman biyaya ng Diyos. Nakakalungkot nga talaga. Sa atin lang meron ganyang klaseng ibon pero walang awang kinitilan ng buhay,, ano nmn kaya mapapala ng gumawa nun  kay PAMANA???!! 

[hoticecream]

ang dapat gawin dun sa bumaril ky Pamana ay..

1. Kapag nahuli ang salarin, gawan ng malaking saranggola.
2. Isakay ang salarin sa malaking saranggola at paliparin sa ere, tapos pagbabarilin. Ganun!

[jamesbond]

Kaya nga ser, may mga tao talagang di marunong magpahalaga sa mga yaman biyaya ng Diyos. Nakakalungkot nga talaga. Sa atin lang meron ganyang klaseng ibon pero walang awang kinitilan ng buhay,, ano nmn kaya mapapala ng gumawa nun  kay PAMANA???!! 

i truly sympathized  with you... thanks for your concern.. i appreciate it much... +like to you...

ang dapat gawin dun sa bumaril ky Pamana ay..

1. Kapag nahuli ang salarin, gawan ng malaking saranggola.
2. Isakay ang salarin sa malaking saranggola at paliparin sa ere, tapos pagbabarilin. Ganun!

nakupo! sana nga at mahuli ang salarin na yan at magawa sa kanya yan sir.... +like din syo....

  a lovely and  s3xy lady just sent me this poster image... and she too was devastated with this news....

[erah]

i truly sympathized  with you... thanks for your concern.. i appreciate it much... +like to you...

nakupo! sana nga at mahuli ang salarin na yan at magawa sa kanya yan sir.... +like din syo....

  a lovely and  s3xy lady just sent me this poster image... and she too was devastated with this news....

 

Ang ganda talaga nang agila ser , , , #justice for pamana

[razorsharp]

ang dapat gawin sa nambaril kapag nahuli, itali sa puno tapos bukod pa sa pagapagan sa mga galit na galit na mga hantik e gawing rifle target praktis ang bet log nya.

[jamesbond]

ang dapat gawin sa nambaril kapag nahuli, itali sa puno tapos bukod pa sa pagapagan sa mga galit na galit na mga hantik e gawing rifle target praktis ang bet log nya.

naku eh isang malaking krimen po talaga ang pumatay ng endangared specie... pa-extinct na nga tapos binawasan pa . . . . haaays. . . 

  wag naman hantik sir, uhmmm, papilahin na lang ang mga taong bayan na galit sa kanya kung sakali na mahuli sya then isa isa pipitik sa kanyang eggbols ng maramdaman nya ang galit ng taong bayan. . .

[Itachi101]

wala pa rin news kung ano ang nangyari sa incident na ito
 

[jamesbond]

wala pa rin news kung ano ang nangyari sa incident na ito

  sad to say, wala pang balita. . .  Pinoy syempre magaling magtago . . .  imagine he or they shot the bird, ano, just for gaming or just for the fun of it?iniwan pala nila so it only means they don't intend it to be served on a dinner table or worse be displayed on the walls as a mere trophy . . .  they can hide and they can run away with this crime, but in the eyes of our creator justice will surely be served, and punished they shall. . . thanks sir for droppin' by. . . .