Pangarap Turns 17 Amid Hopes For An Offspring

Pangarap, AboitizPower’s adopted female Philippine Eagle, turned 17 years old yesterday, February 23.

Captive-bred through natural pairing, Pangarap is one of the 35 Philippine Eagles under the care of the Philippine Eagle Foundation’s conservation breeding program.

AboitizPower has been supporting the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) since 2010 by providing funds for Pangarap’s food, veterinary care, and shelter maintenance.

“With the Philippine eagle as our flagship for conservation, taking direct actions to protect the species is integral in conserving our natural resources. With AboitizPower’s continued support to our captive breeding program, we are working doubly hard in our efforts to conserve the species,” said PEF executive director Dennis Salvador.

In the goal to augment the dwindling population of the species, the PEF has been working on Pangarap to produce its first offspring through cooperative artificial insemination (CAI).

“Now that Pangarap has fully bonded with her keeper, we are hoping that she will finally lay a fertile egg in the next breeding season”, said Philippine Eagle Center Curator, Anna Mae
Sumaya.

Pangarap is sheltered at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Baguio District in Davao City.