Two students from the Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College (ZCSPC) recently found what appeared to be a sickly brahminy kite or red-back sea eagle, locally known as "gabilan," and turned over it to Mayor Celso Lobregat.
Lobregat subsequently turned over the medium-sized bird of prey to the Protected Areas and Wildlife Section (PAWS) under the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-Zamboanga City for proper care and disposition.
ZCSPC students Benrasid Sarian and Jemar Pula, together with Assistant Professor Randolf Canto, brought the bird to Lobregat after they retrieved it from the roof of the school's covered court.
The two students said the bird accidentally fell on the roof of the school's multi-purpose covered court at around 10:30 Thursday morning.
Luis Lozano of the PAWS said the brahminy kite specie was considered threatened or vulnerable to being endangered.
The mature brahminy kite will be later released to its natural habitat after observation and care on its physical condition at the Pasonanca watershed.
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