4 rehabilitated wild animals set free in Aurora protected area

IBA, Zambales — Four rehabilitated wild animals were released into designated sites within the Aurora Memorial National Park, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Central Luzon said on Tuesday.

The animals included a Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus), two Philippine cobras (Naja philippensis) and a reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus), according to Artemio Almazan Jr., head of the DENR Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office in Nueva Ecija. 

The Aurora Memorial National Park is a protected area spanning portions of Aurora and Nueva Ecija. It covers parts of Maria Aurora, San Luis, Baler, and Dingalan in Aurora, and Bongabon in Nueva Ecija. It is classified as a national park under the Aurora Memorial Protected Landscape.

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The protected area forms part of the Sierra Madre mountain range and includes forest formations, wetlands, caves and other ecosystems that provide habitat for wildlife. Parts of the area have rugged, steep terrain, with elevations reaching more than 1,000 meters in portions of Nueva Ecija.

Before their release, the four animals underwent rehabilitation, veterinary care, species-specific feeding management, and health assessments at the DENR Regional Wildlife Rescue Center (RWRC).

The center’s resident veterinarian assessed their overall health and fitness for release, including their ability to survive under natural conditions.

Almazan said the RWRC also implemented biosecurity measures and species-specific feeding management when the animals were under its care to safeguard their health and welfare throughout rehabilitation and prepare them for their return to the wild./coa