The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) announced that it has successfully bred and hatched the first Pinsker?s hawk-eagle (Nisaetus pinskeri). The chick bred in captivity broke its shell on April 2 at the PEF Center in Malagos village in Davao.

The Pinsker?s hawk-eagle lives and thrives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and is endemic to the Philippines. It belongs to the Acciptridae family and the loss of its natural habitat is the cause of the eagle being part of the endangered species list.

?We have to carefully and constantly monitor the chick and make notes on its progress since it is the first Pinsker?s hawk-eagle hatched under our breeding program,? Salvador said.

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