Philippine hawk-eagle turned over in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY — A village watchman had rescued and then turned over a juvenile northern Philippine hawk-eagle to the Sanchez Mira town’s Tourism and Information Office in Cagayan, the municipal government reported on Wednesday (Oct. 14).
Village watchman and farmer Melvin Camua of Callungan village caught the starving bird, which had been eating chicks inside his yard.
The Northern Philippine Hawk Eagle is an avifauna-listed endangered species at the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List worldwide, “making the decision of Camua the proper call,” the Sanchez Mira information and tourism office said.
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The bird was subsequently turned over to the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office office. It underwent medical assessment, was tagged and released back to the wild.
On November 23, 2025, Camua also turned over an endangered Northern Boobook bird he found which was far from its habitat and was weak. /mr
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