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A male Philippine Eagle named Mangayon was killed in Compostela Valley, Davao de Oro, authorities said.
According to the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), the national bird succumbed to severe blood loss due to a gunshot wound.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, the PEF said veterinarians suspect that the wound was from a marble gun that hit Mangayon’s left wing. Citing necropsy results, the PEF also said that the bird was healthy with all of its internal organs in good condition before it was shot, and that the primary cause of the animal’s death was severe blood loss with a high possibility of sepsis.
