Philippine Eagle Foundation pinangalanang Bayani ang bagong sisiw

Inihayag ng Philippine Eagle Foundation ang pangalan ng pinakabagong sisiw na Bayani, na unang anunsyo mula nang mawala ang dalawang naunang sisiw noong 2024 at 2025. Ito ay ang ika-32 na sisiw sa kanilang conservation breeding program, na pinanganak mula kina Dakila at Sinag sa Davao City. Ang pangalan, na nangangahulugang 'bayani' sa Filipino, ay napili ng adopter na si Nico Herth.

Noong Marso 10, 2026, inihayag ng Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) ang pangalan ng kanilang pinakabagong sisiw na Bayani, na ngayon ay tatlong buwan na ang edad. Ito ay ang unang matagumpay na anunsyo pagkatapos ng dalawang trahedya: ang Chick 30, na unang sisiw na pinanganak sa National Bird Breeding Sanctuary, ay namatay noong Nobyembre 29, 2024, sa edad na 17 araw dahil sa yolk sac retention at bacterial infection. Sumunod ang Riley, o Chick 31, na unang natural na pagdanak sa halos 40 taon ng conservation efforts, ngunit namatay ito noong Abril 2025 dahil sa infection at weakened immune system.

Ang mga pagkamatay na ito ay humantong sa PEF na suriin ang kanilang health at nutrition protocols. Si Bayani ay pinanganak sa pamamagitan ng artificial insemination sa parehong sanctuary sa Davao City, at si Sinag ang ama ng tatlong sisiw na ito—Chick 30 kasama si Pin-pin, at Riley at Bayani kasama si Dakila.

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