Safe power lines sought after 2 PH eagles die of electrocution

DAVAO CITY — Efforts at conservation of the critically endangered Philippine Eagle  (Pitechopaga jefferyi), the country’s national bird, suffered a setback in the past several days with two raptors having died from electrocution. The first, a female juvenile eagle, was found dead near an electric post in Barangay Guinalaban, Salay, Misamis Oriental on Oct. 1. The