Aired ( September 1, 2024): In this episode, Doc Ferd Recio conducted a rescue operation for the injured sea turtle in Puerto, Galera and performed a surgery to it. While Doc Nielsen Donato, examined Nariha, the rescued Philippine eagle in Kabugao, Apayao, before its return to wild.
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00:00It's not moving. It's getting weaker. And the back is crying.
00:15This is what a diver in Puerto Galera looks like when he sees a shark.
00:22And a few days have passed and the shark is still there.
00:27Together with divers, LGU, fishermen, marine observers, and other veterinarians, we embarked on a rescue mission.
00:42A wounded and weak Philippine eagle was rescued on March 18 in Apayaw.
00:50He was found with three bullets in his body.
00:55There is no signs of injury. He has a little damage, probably from the enclosure.
01:03He will be observed.
01:16The sun is shining. The mission has begun.
01:19This is where the shark lives.
01:25The shark needs to be put on a leash to be treated.
01:29To speed up the search and rescue operation on the shark, we separated the divers.
01:39Our team followed the male shark.
01:49We followed the male shark.
02:05The search continued, but we couldn't find it.
02:10We couldn't find it.
02:15Only one diver was able to tell us where the shark was.
02:25My prayer is that we will be able to get him.
02:28And not to be the last one to get him.
02:31We will be able to treat him.
02:33It's huge.
02:37It's for it to reach that size.
02:39We estimate that this shark is 30, 40, or 50 years old.
02:43Plus, this is a male.
02:45So, if there are only a few male sharks that are being bred, I hope we will be able to get him.
02:50I hope we will be able to get him.
03:00Let's secure the net on top of the shark before we pull it out.
03:09We have no idea what his strength level is right now.
03:13If he's weak, lethargic, or still active.
03:16We don't know.
03:17So, let's expect the worst.
03:19That he's still strong.
03:21So, we have to talk.
03:26You, you, go down.
03:28You, you, go down.
03:30Then, go down like that.
03:32Just communicate, okay?
03:37Usually, the sharks can be seen near our port.
03:42Now, he's here.
03:44It's around 60 feet.
03:45He's already here.
03:47I don't know why he came to this place.
03:51Maybe it's...
03:53Let's go, let's go, let's go!
03:59We went to Puerto Galera to rescue and treat a shark.
04:16If the shark can't be treated, he might die.
04:19If the shark can't be treated, he might die.
04:44It's not easy to rescue a shark from the sea.
04:50It's not easy to rescue a shark from the sea.
04:53It's more than one meter in size.
04:56And it has three heavy bags of rice.
05:05Let's go first.
05:07Go back, go back, go back, go back.
05:09Go back, go back, go back, go back.
05:12Let's go.
05:14Let's go, let's go.
05:16Let's go, let's go.
05:17Let's go, let's go.
05:31Let's do our first objective.
05:34So, this is a three-stage procedure.
05:37The first stage is to recover the patient.
05:40Put him here in the boat.
05:42The shark's wound is possible due to the right propeller of the boat.
05:48When we lift him up to breathe,
05:51there's a boat passing by.
05:56Let's put him here.
05:58Because he has a wound.
06:00So, hold him here.
06:02Hold him here and here.
06:04Let's remove him first.
06:09Don't hold him here.
06:11Because he has a wound.
06:13So, if he gets sick,
06:14you'll put him in the boat.
06:16Okay, let's do it.
06:18Then, there's a boat here.
06:20Push.
06:21Okay, one, two.
06:23Go inside.
06:25Go inside.
06:27Okay.
06:29Next, sir.
06:35Go inside.
06:37Go inside.
06:39Go inside.
06:41There.
06:43Wait, wait, wait.
06:45Go, go, go, go.
06:53I gave him local anesthetic.
06:57And a sedative.
06:59So, he'll calm down.
07:01We only rescued one male green sea turtle.
07:04Every shark is endangered.
07:06So, it's important to save them.
07:08He didn't struggle much
07:10because our local anesthesia worked.
07:12So, that's why.
07:14But we only have a window of two hours
07:16for us to be able to accomplish everything.
07:19At the weight of 177 kilos,
07:22the shark has been in the water for 50 years.
07:26If you notice, it's already necrotic.
07:28When we put him in the boat,
07:30there's already a smell.
07:32It smells like rotting tissue,
07:34rotting flesh.
07:36If we don't give him medicine,
07:38the shark might die due to infection.
07:40There's a part of the wound that's already rotting.
07:43I'm just removing the infected tissues.
07:53Maybe more than a week.
07:58So, there's a deep shell fracture,
08:00but he's still alive.
08:02He's alive.
08:09I can't believe it.
08:11He's alive.
08:13How is that possible?
08:15He's still alive.
08:17We're left with the option
08:19of just amputating this last cute.
08:22We're going to attach it
08:24using metal wires.
08:26The healing of the bone
08:28for sea turtles or turtles in general,
08:30reptiles,
08:32would take around 3 to 6 months.
08:34Now, what we did was to cover the wound.
08:36So, it will allow the healing
08:38to take place.
08:40And then,
08:42we'll start the healing process.
08:44It's stable.
08:46We're going to attach the parts
08:48that are separated from the shell.
08:50It's okay now.
08:52Sorry, boy.
08:55The shell of a sea turtle is important
08:58because it's the backbone of their bones.
09:01It's the backbone of their bones.
09:04Others say
09:06it's the home that gives them
09:08protection against predators
09:10such as sharks.
09:12After about 2 hours of operation,
09:15we need to bring him to a facility
09:18for observation.
09:25Wake up.
09:27Wake up.
09:28Can you see me?
09:30Let's go.
09:39This is the temporary enclosure
09:43while we're giving medication.
09:52In this video,
09:54the Filipino eagle,
09:56Sinariha, is resting.
09:58The bird is cleaning his body.
10:02Later,
10:04the bird will try to fly
10:06inside his enclosure.
10:12You can see that
10:14Sinariha is getting stronger.
10:16He was rescued
10:18from being trapped
10:20in the Apayao Mountain.
10:21I went to the place
10:23where Sinariha was found.
10:26Ariel was in the forest
10:28when he saw the eagle
10:30trapped in the cliff.
10:32He has a wound on his foot
10:34and he's weak
10:36when he sees it.
10:38What did you do
10:40when you saw it?
10:42I put it in a bag.
10:44They put it in a bag,
10:46Doc.
10:48They put it in the cage.
10:49This is the first time
10:51that the Filipino eagle
10:53saw the residents here.
10:55Why didn't you let him go
10:57when he was trapped?
11:00The eagle is heavy
11:02and he can't fly.
11:04He didn't let him go
11:06because he has a wound
11:08on his foot.
11:10He wanted to take care of it
11:12before he left
11:14because he already knew
11:16that it was a Filipino eagle.
11:17The D.N.R. and
11:19the Philippine Eagle Foundation
11:21funded the eagle.
11:23They took a blood sample
11:25and found out that
11:27it was a female.
11:29That's why it was named
11:31Sinariha Kabugaw
11:33which means
11:35Beautiful Kabugaw.
11:37Kabugaw also has a brood patch
11:39that will take care of
11:41the Filipino eagle.
11:43After almost a month
11:45of rehabilitation,
11:47Kabugaw is now
11:49fit for release.
11:55It's a Filipino eagle.
11:57Wow!
11:59It's a Filipino eagle.
12:02We can see
12:04the injuries
12:06that were inflicted
12:08by the eagle.
12:10One of our jobs
12:12is to help rescue
12:14the wildlife in need.
12:15But the real goal
12:17is to bring the wildlife
12:19back to their home.
12:23Here in Baguio,
12:25there is a group of students
12:27who are doing rescue
12:29and release operations.
12:39It's already past 5 o'clock
12:41and we need to be fast
12:43because it's getting dark.
12:45We need to release
12:47these brown rat snakes.
12:55Into a safer place.
13:00The moment you feel
13:02that this is your habitat,
13:04it becomes more aggressive.
13:09Okay, you're free.
13:11You're free.
13:19Time to go.
13:26It's amazing.
13:28It knows where it's going.
13:30It's not going to the road
13:32because of the vibrations.
13:34They can hear it.
13:36Okay, go now.
13:44The two rat snakes
13:46were caught
13:48near people's homes.
13:50But instead of killing them,
13:52they were rescued by residents.
13:56Brown rat snakes
13:58are non-venomous.
14:00They can help control
14:02pests in the jungle
14:03like mosquitoes.
14:05That's why it's important
14:07to release them in the wild.
14:12Meanwhile…
14:22Wow.
14:24Wow.
14:26Philippine Eagle.
14:28We can see
14:30the injuries
14:31that were inflicted
14:33on the eagle.
14:35But it has recovered.
14:37I saw its leg band.
14:39What number is it?
14:4173?
14:43It means…
14:45So we have coding
14:47for all of our tagged eagles.
14:49The code is unique to it.
14:51And then,
14:53the blue leg band
14:55is given to our female eagles
14:57on the right leg.
14:59And then,
15:01it's given to our male eagles
15:03on the left leg.
15:08Before releasing them in the wild,
15:10we need to put a transmitter
15:12around its neck
15:14so that it can be tracked.
15:17They observed
15:19a brood patch here.
15:21The brood patch
15:23is here
15:25on its neck.
15:27This part
15:28If they don't incubate,
15:32there will be a lot of brood.
15:34But when they're starting
15:36to incubate their eggs
15:38or brood their chicks,
15:40it's important
15:42to remove the feathers
15:44so that it can generate heat.
15:46When you feel it,
15:48it's very warm.
15:50It has a wound here.
15:52This is from the report
15:54that was made
15:56by a vet
15:58that has an entry
16:00of a bullet.
16:02This is called a wing web.
16:04The left wing web
16:06has a wound.
16:08It's an old
16:11bullet wound.
16:13The digits are complete.
16:15They're intact.
16:17There are no fractures in its talons.
16:22The right eye
16:25cornea looks clear.
16:26There are no scratches.
16:28There are no signs
16:30of injury.
16:32It has a little damage
16:34probably from the enclosure
16:36because it's wild.
16:38It's natural that sometimes
16:40they want to escape
16:42and get injured.
16:44But it's very minor.
16:46Together with DNR and PEF,
16:48we will bring Rhea
16:50to her release site.
16:52It's too hot outside
16:54so she's inside
16:56the vehicle.
17:01After 10 minutes,
17:03we arrived at the release site.
17:21She will observe first.
17:26After 10 minutes,
17:28we arrived at the release site.
17:42Finally,
17:44Rhea went home.
17:56After 10 minutes,
17:58Rhea went home.
18:00After 10 minutes,
18:02Rhea went home.
18:04After 10 minutes,
18:06Rhea went home.
18:08After 10 minutes,
18:10Rhea went home.
18:12After 10 minutes,
18:14Rhea went home.
18:16We did not allow
18:18the information education campaign
18:20or IEC
18:22to be conducted
18:23to the residents here.
18:24You will be
18:26its help.
18:28If we do not
18:30include the community,
18:32all the conservation
18:34efforts of the government
18:36and the conservationists
18:38will not be successful.
18:42We think
18:44it's possible that we can
18:46reintroduce or translocate
18:48the surplus birds.
18:50That's what we call
18:52unpaired
18:54or immature birds
18:56in Mindanao.
18:58You're right.
19:00We think that all the suitable
19:02habitats are occupied
19:04in Mindanao.
19:06Then, we have surplus birds.
19:08Interestingly,
19:10based on the species distribution
19:12modeling that was done,
19:14there are forests in Luzon
19:16that we think are vacant
19:18that we can translocate
19:20or release eagles.
19:22For instance,
19:24there are no Philippine eagles
19:26found in these places.
19:28The endemic Philippine eagle
19:30can be found in Mindanao,
19:32Samar, Leyte
19:34and other parts of Luzon.
19:36At present,
19:38130 pairs of
19:40king birds are in Luzon.
19:42And third,
19:44Rhea was one of the people
19:46who recorded the sightings here.
19:51Achievement for us
19:52is the release of wildlife.
19:57But the real success
19:59is when people learn
20:01to help the animals
20:03in need.
20:08There is no background
20:10for nature.
20:12Doc Nielsen Donato
20:14Doc Ferds Resho
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