🤯 Did You Know (click to read)
Primary forest provides the highest nesting success rates for Philippine Eagles.
Over the past century, the Philippines has lost a significant proportion of its primary forest cover due to logging and land conversion. The Philippine Eagle’s habitat has shrunk accordingly, fragmenting once-continuous rainforest into isolated patches. This reduction compresses territories and isolates breeding pairs. Because each pair requires tens of square kilometers, even moderate forest loss has disproportionate effects. Habitat fragmentation also increases human-wildlife encounters. The scale of deforestation within a few generations outpaces the eagle’s ability to adapt. Its decline mirrors the disappearance of ancient forest systems.
💥 Impact (click to read)
When more than half of a predator’s habitat vanishes, ecological balance destabilizes. Prey populations fluctuate unpredictably, and nesting sites disappear. Forest gaps expose nests to storms and human disturbance. The eagle’s evolutionary design assumed expansive canopy continuity, not patchwork remnants.
Reversing such loss requires national-scale restoration efforts. Reforestation projects may take decades before trees reach suitable nesting height. The Philippine Eagle’s survival timeline therefore extends far beyond short-term policy cycles. Habitat recovery is measured in generations, not years.
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