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00:00Sometimes, in the places of people, wild dinosaurs are seen.
00:26I'm scared.
00:28If this happens, what should we do?
00:40After class at this school,
00:46someone suddenly entered the classroom.
00:50Not a student,
00:53but a Philippine Cobra.
00:58That week,
01:00the temperature suddenly rose,
01:03it was hot.
01:04Our job order personnel,
01:05who were assigned to that area,
01:07upstairs,
01:09saw the entrance of the snake,
01:12of the cobra,
01:13in the classroom.
01:15So, with the help of those who take care of our environment,
01:18the City Environment and Natural Resources Office in Osendro,
01:22the Philippine Cobra was released.
01:28Sometimes, in the places of people, wild dinosaurs are seen.
01:35Just like when I visited a rescue center in Bataan.
01:40The group led by Marvie,
01:42staff of the City Veterinary Office,
01:44went there.
01:45We went there too.
01:47We saw that the snakes came from the creek.
01:51We just checked.
01:52We were not able to catch the mother,
01:54because she was inside the creek.
01:56I went to the place where the snakes were found.
02:01The story of the owner of the house, Judy.
02:04Since a few days ago,
02:06we surrendered to Captain Nine.
02:10Yes, okay.
02:11Then, yesterday,
02:13we were surrendered by Shyam.
02:15All of them?
02:16Yes, but there were still some left.
02:20All of them?
02:21Yes, but our neighbor was not able to catch them.
02:25What is this? Are they of the same size?
02:28Yes.
02:29Are they separated?
02:31No, because that is Shyam's first snake.
02:35That is from the CR.
02:36This is from Salas.
02:40So, they are separated?
02:42Yes, they are separated.
02:44They recorded it.
02:45One by one.
02:46One is in Kisame.
02:47Kisame.
02:48These are the ones that were caught.
02:50They were already caught.
02:53What we saw here are pythons.
02:55They are not venomous.
02:56They are very strong.
02:57They are venomous.
02:58Yes, they are.
02:59Are there other snakes that were left inside?
03:01Yes, there are.
03:02Because there are a lot of them.
03:03One day,
03:05he saw that there is a big one inside,
03:08but it went into the big hole that they were trying to escape.
03:13Even though they are afraid of snakes,
03:15they did not hurt the pythons
03:17because they feel sorry for them.
03:19They decided to turn over the pythons in the barangay.
03:24Shyam, they are here.
03:26Can you see why?
03:27Because the bathroom is in front.
03:29It is humid.
03:30So, they went here.
03:32I said, where are the pythons?
03:33They went straight.
03:34One by one.
03:35Shyam.
03:36Shyam.
03:37Then, last night.
03:38Four.
03:39They will not stay in your house
03:40because they have no choice.
03:43It is your last choice.
03:44It is also possible that there are pythons living here
03:47in your river because there is a lot of water.
03:49They control the population of your river.
03:52Especially if there is a baby, right?
03:55But a big python like that,
03:58it will not kill it.
04:00The pythons that were caught in the bathroom upstairs
04:03are safe and aggressive.
04:14I am careful.
04:15Look, even if it is small, they will bite.
04:19This one is two to three months old.
04:25And they are one clutch.
04:28They hatched at the same time.
04:32And then, eventually, this one will go away.
04:37Let's check if there is a wound.
04:39There.
04:40The eyes are okay.
04:41Okay.
04:42The rotavity is good.
04:43Let's check if...
04:44Usually, when they are bitten,
04:47you will check if they are moving,
04:49if they are controlling their body.
04:51If there is an area where they are not moving,
04:53most likely, there is a fracture.
04:55If it is like that, you can see them moving.
04:57That's part of their assessment.
04:59The tiniest of them all, right?
05:01Cute.
05:03So, Shyam, our baby pythons that were recovered
05:06and turned over here in the wind,
05:0768 is the smallest
05:09and 85 is the longest.
05:12But almost around the same length.
05:16Because of the good condition of the pythons,
05:19the rescue center decided to release them in the wild.
05:24This is the best time for these young ones
05:28to be reintroduced to the wild
05:30because they haven't been handled yet.
05:33They haven't been infected yet.
05:35These guys don't need any rehabilitation.
05:38What they need is a natural space for them to live.
06:09In the wild,
06:10the wildlife is also present.
06:13Like this bug cone
06:15that fell from the power pole in Matnug, Sorsogon.
06:19It looks like something popped in the pole
06:21and the electricity came back.
06:24Then, it's like it's making a mess outside.
06:27It's like the electricity is coming back.
06:29It's like it's making a mess outside.
06:31It's like it's making a mess outside.
06:33It's like it's making a mess outside.
06:34It's like it's making a mess outside.
06:35Then, it's like it's making a mess outside.
06:38It looks like it has blood,
06:40but it's a lot of blood.
06:42When we looked at it,
06:44its whiskers were burned.
06:47Then, it's like it's weakening.
06:51We just released it,
06:54which is, I think,
06:56it's better than
06:58getting another person to feed it.
07:02Some animals follow their instincts
07:06when they move to a new place.
07:10It could be because of the climate,
07:12the destruction of their homes,
07:14the search for food,
07:16or anything else.
07:18When they get home,
07:20they won't get hurt
07:21and will immediately surrender to the authorities.
07:25If it's strong and unharmed,
07:27it can also be released into the wild
07:29so that the condition of the animal
07:31that was lost to humans
07:33won't get worse.
07:36A wounded and weak Philippine eagle
07:39was rescued on March 18 in Apayao.
07:44It was found with three bullets in its body.
07:50Will the king bird be released into the wild?
08:00In this video,
08:02the Philippine eagle,
08:04Nariha, is resting.
08:06The bird is cleaning its body.
08:11Later,
08:13the bird will try to fly
08:15inside its enclosure.
08:21You can see that Nariha is getting stronger.
08:25Nariha was rescued from being trapped
08:28in the mountains of Apayao.
08:35I went to the place
08:37where Nariha was found.
08:41Ariel was in the forest
08:43when she saw the eagle trapped in a creek.
08:47She said that she saw a wound on its leg
08:49and that it was weak.
08:52What did you do when you saw it?
08:54I put it in a bag.
08:56They put it in a bag, doc.
08:57They put it in a cage.
08:59This is the first time
09:01that the Philippine eagle
09:03saw the residents here.
09:05Why didn't you release it
09:07that day when it was trapped?
09:14She didn't release it, doc,
09:16because its leg was injured.
09:18It was in pain.
09:20She wanted to take care of it
09:21before releasing it
09:22because she already knew
09:23that it was a Philippine eagle.
09:25DNR and the Philippine Eagle Foundation
09:28immediately responded to the eagle.
09:31They took a blood sample
09:33and found out that it was a female.
09:36That's why it was named
09:38Nariha Kabugaw,
09:40which means
09:41Beautiful Kabugaw.
09:44Kabugaw also has a brood patch
09:47that is taken care of
09:49by the Philippine eagle.
09:52After almost a month of rehabilitation,
09:57Kabugaw is now fit for release.
10:02One of our jobs is to help
10:04rescue the wildlife in need.
10:08But its real goal
10:10is to bring the wildlife
10:12back to their real home.
10:15Here in Baguio,
10:17there is a group of students
10:19who do rescue and release operations
10:22in the area.
10:25Now, we will accompany them
10:27to release the brown rat snake
10:29that was rescued.
10:31Okay, so we are here again
10:33with a group of vet students
10:36who are doing wildlife rescues.
10:38I heard that you rescued
10:40brown rat snakes.
10:42Yes.
10:43And how long have you been
10:45caring for them?
10:47About one week,
10:49and then longer,
10:50around two weeks or three weeks.
11:03It's already past five o'clock
11:05and we need to be fast
11:07because it's getting dark.
11:09We need to release
11:11these brown rat snakes.
11:19Into a safer place.
11:24The moment you feel
11:26that this is your habitat,
11:29it becomes more aggressive.
11:33Okay, you're free.
11:42Time to go.
11:49Amazing, right?
11:50It knows where it's going.
11:52It's not going to the road
11:54because of the vibrations.
11:56They can hear it.
12:03Okay, go now.
12:11The two rat snakes were caught
12:13near the people's area.
12:15But instead of killing them,
12:17they were rescued by residents.
12:22Brown rat snakes are non-venomous.
12:24They can also help
12:26in controlling pests in the jungle
12:28like fish.
12:30That's why it's important
12:31to release them in the wild.
12:36Meanwhile...
12:41Wow!
12:47Wow!
12:49Philippine eagle.
12:53We can see that
12:55these are the injuries
12:57that were inflicted on the eagle.
12:59But it has recovered.
13:01I saw its leg band.
13:03What number is it?
13:0573?
13:07So that means...
13:09Doc Nielsen
13:11for all of our tagged eagles.
13:13It has a unique code.
13:15Blue leg band
13:17for our female eagles
13:19on the right leg.
13:21And then green leg bands
13:23for males on the left leg.
13:31Before releasing it in the wild,
13:33it needs to be connected
13:35to a transmitter.
13:37So that it can be tracked.
13:41They have observed
13:43a brood patch here.
13:45The brood patch is here
13:47on its beak.
13:49This part here,
13:51if they don't
13:53incubate,
13:57there will be a lot of insects.
13:59But when they're starting to
14:01incubate their eggs
14:03or brood their chicks,
14:05it's important
14:07for the feathers to disappear
14:09to generate heat.
14:11When you feel it, it's very warm.
14:13It has a wound here.
14:17This is from a report
14:19made by a vet
14:21in Lawag.
14:23It has an entry of a bullet.
14:25This is called a wing web.
14:29Its left wing web
14:31has a bullet.
14:33It has a bullet wound.
14:37The digits are complete.
14:39They're intact.
14:41There are no fractures in its talons.
14:47The right eye,
14:49the cornea looks clear.
14:51There are no scratches.
14:53There are no signs of injury.
14:55It has a little damage
14:57probably from the enclosure.
14:59Because it's wild,
15:01it's natural
15:03for them to want to escape
15:05and get injured.
15:07But it's very minor.
15:09Together with DNR
15:11and PEF,
15:13we will bring Ria to her
15:15release site.
15:17It's too hot outside,
15:19so she's inside the vehicle
15:21that was placed.
15:25After 10 minutes,
15:27we arrived at
15:29the release site.
15:45We'll observe her first.
15:59Finally,
16:01Ria is home.
16:29We did not allow
16:31an information education campaign
16:33or IEC
16:35to be conducted
16:37to the residents
16:39of this area.
16:41You will be
16:43its help.
16:45If we don't
16:47involve the community,
16:49all the conservation efforts
16:51will be in vain.
16:53If we don't
16:55involve the community,
16:57all the conservation efforts
16:59of the government
17:01and conservationists
17:03will not be successful.
17:07We think it's possible
17:09that we can reintroduce
17:11or translocate
17:13surplus birds,
17:15as we call them,
17:17unpaired, immature
17:19birds in Mindanao.
17:21And you're right,
17:23we think that all suitable habitats
17:25in Mindanao
17:27and then
17:29we have surplus birds.
17:31Interestingly,
17:33based on the species distribution modeling
17:35we did, there are forests in Luzon
17:37that we think are vacant
17:39that we can translocate
17:41or release eagles.
17:43For instance, forest in Subic,
17:45Bataan, Zambales,
17:47and Mt. Banahaw.
17:49There are no Philippine eagles found in these places.
17:51The endemic
17:53Philippine eagle can be found
17:55in Mindanao, Samar,
17:57Leyte, and other parts of Luzon.
17:59As of now,
18:01130 pairs of
18:03king birds are in Luzon.
18:05And thirdly,
18:07Nariha is one of the
18:09recorded sightings here.
18:15It's an achievement for us
18:17to be able to release wildlife.
18:19But the real achievement
18:21is when people learn
18:23how to help
18:25the animals in need.