How the Bagobo Tagabawa Protect the Philippine Eagle? This old Philippine eagle nest is one of nine ancient nest trees that is located within the BAgobo Tagabawa ancestral domain in Sibulan, Davao City. For decades, biologists from the Philippine Eagle Foundation have climbed the steep forests of Mt. Apo to monitor one remarkable Philippine Eagle nesting territory. Year after year, they have returned to the same landscape to document breeding pairs, nesting attempts, and fled

Annie Marsha P. Abayan Behind the cyclone-wire mesh of his enclosure, Lakpue watched the world he was born to rule—but could never reach. For 22 years, that world remained just beyond the wire. Every morning, food arrived on time. Wildlife keepers checked on his health. Veterinarians treated him whenever he was sick. He was safe—but he was never free. Lakpue spent 22 years under human care before receiving a second chance at life in the wild. Then, on a quiet morning in the f

How Tamaraw and Philippine Eagle Guardians Learn from Each Other? DAVAO CITY — Across the Philippines, two threatened animals continue to fight for survival. In the forests of Mindanao lives the Philippine Eagle—one of the largest and most powerful eagles in the world. In the mountains of Mindoro roams the tamaraw—a small wild buffalo found nowhere else on Earth. They live on different islands and face different challenges, but the people protecting them share one goal: to ma