6 eagles released back to wild in Cagayan Valley
BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO
BAGGAO, Cagayan (July 28)—At least six eagles were freed back to their natural habitat in Baggao town, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley).
Frederic Tomas, this town’s municipal environment and natural resources officer (Menro), said there were three Crested serpent eagles (Spilornis cheela), two Brahminy kites (Haliastur indus) and a Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) that were finally released after they were declared healthy.
Tomas said the serpent eagles and one of the Brahminy kites were set free at Sitio Kapaniswan, Barangay Bitag Grande.
“They were released by the local government unit (LGU) here and the DENR upon certification of the Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Labo...