Aired (March 9, 2025): Bulag ang kanang mata ng isang Philippine eagle na nasa pangangalaga ng Philippine Eagle Center sa Davao City. Ano nga ba ang dahilan ng pagkabulag ng agila? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00Everytime I see a bird, I can't help but look into it's eyes.
00:11Speechless. I can see it's head. And definitely, it's a Philippine Eagle. So gorgeous.
00:23But the situation of the Philippine Eagle is different now.
00:32It's eyes are blurred and almost gone.
00:37It's a Philippine Eagle.
00:54Silipadas is a male eagle that is assisted by the Philippine Eagle Foundation or PEF.
01:02As you can see, it's in a secluded area.
01:07There are traps blocking it because this silipadas is wild.
01:14It's important to put the silipadas in a quarantine facility
01:18to make sure it won't get infected.
01:21This is my first time to see a silipadas.
01:24We assessed that it has a functional left eye.
01:29But the affected eye, which is the right eye,
01:32the surrounding eyelids looks like it's clear.
01:36There are no discharges in the eyes.
01:41In 2022, we saw a silipadas in a nesting site.
01:52There is already a marked injury on the right eye.
01:56It can't see its surroundings.
01:59That's why it keeps moving and rotating its head.
02:09Silipadas makes a sound as if it's looking for food.
02:22Because its eyes are blurred,
02:24it's hard for the silipadas to find food in the wild.
02:31If it can't find food, it's possible that it will die.
02:38There are no discharges or other foreign body that can be seen in its eyes.
02:46That's why we need to think about the reason for its blurred eyes.
02:52The P.E.F. was formed by a group of experts looking at silipadas.
02:58We are with the wildlife veterinarian, Dr. Bayani Vandenbroek,
03:03and the ophthalmologist, Dr. Janine Bilyano.
03:14We're going inside the enclosure of the silipadas.
03:18We're going inside the enclosure of the silipadas.
03:22When they come in, we need to turn off the lights.
03:25As soon as they are caught, we can turn on the lights.
03:39Lights on.
03:41Nice.
03:42That was smooth.
03:43Guys, that was so smooth.
03:48That was so smooth.
03:54When the heart rate of the silipadas is normal,
03:57the examination of the silipadas begins.
04:01What is the heart rate?
04:034.4.
04:044.4?
04:054.4.
04:06Okay.
04:07Okay.
04:08The silipadas were placed in a proper manner based on the physical examination,
04:14so it's time to examine its eyes.
04:20It's time to examine its eyes.
04:22The eyes are exposed to light.
04:24based on a physical examination so it's time to see her eyes.
04:33First, we removed the scabs or the eye discharge from the right eye of Lipadas.
04:43What do you call this type of condition in your term?
04:46Most of these cases are traumatic so something might have struck that eye.
04:51So we call it ruptured globe.
04:55The contents of the eye came out including, in the case of our eagle,
05:01the lens came out at the junction of the cornea and sclera, the outer coats of the eye.
05:08It is possible that Lipadas was hit by an improvised bullet or slingshot in her eye.
05:15What type of maintenance would you suggest in this case?
05:20Grossly, it's not infected. We can just leave it as it is.
05:27Last year, I witnessed the return of two Philippine eagles to Leyte, Osuag and Cardito.
05:36This is going to be historical because this is the first time that a Philippine eagle was reintroduced out of Mindanao area.
05:47Before they were released to the wild, the Philippine Eagle Foundation conducted an assessment for 10 years.
05:55The DNA analysis showed that all the Philippine eagles from the four islands are considered one species.
06:02So that's very good for us because then we can move eagles from one island to another.
06:09The male eagle, Osuag, was rescued from Mount Apo in 2023.
06:15Meanwhile, in August 2022, Carlito, a female eagle, was rescued from Agusan del Sur.
06:24Before being released to the wild, I was given a chance to examine the two eagles.
06:32Let's take a look at their heart rate.
06:42All primary feathers are complete and none of them are damaged.
06:51The two eagles were able to return and fly freely in the mountains.
07:03But unfortunately, in August last year, Osuag's eagle died.
07:10It was found dead on an island in Cebu.
07:15According to an investigation, Osuag died in an accident.
07:20It is possible that because of the strong rain and wind, the eagle was unable to fly.
07:25The king bird or Philippine eagle is a critically endangered species.
07:30According to the latest PEF data, it is estimated that 400 pairs of Philippine eagles live in the wild.
07:38That's how they were able to save the king birds from extinction.
07:43While we're working with BNB and DNR now on this project,
07:48What's in the pipeline is trying to legislate a national bird act,
07:53investing, doing a lot of forest protection and restoration work.
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