ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION AND Be Part of Diamante’s legacy in the conservation

PROTECTION mission.
Saving eagles in the time of Covid-19: Coping with
Conversation Challenges
Increasing human contact with wildlife resulting
from forest encroachment and destruction of
natural habits increase the risk of spreading
zoonotic diseases like Covid-19 – World Health
Organization
What are zoonotic diseases?
- Transmissible from animals to humans
3 main benefits of research:
1. How it was introduced to the humans
2. Understanding how this virus jump from
bats to humans
3. Finding what the virus looked before
transmission
Covid 19 started in a wet market in Wuhan, China.
What causes the spread of Zoonotic Diseases?
 Deforestation
 Agricultural intensification
 Climate change
 Illegal wildlife trade
The Philippine eagle, as an apex predator, maintains
ecological balance and a healthy ecosystem.
What are the impacts that we experience when the
pandemic broke out?
 Depletion of resources
 Challenges in logistics and mobility in the
field
 Increasing resource pressure in the uplands
Adapting to changing times (HOW?)
 Philippine Eagle Conservation in the time of
Covid-19

 Spreading awareness through online

platforms
 Create solutions that benefit our partner
communities while accomplishing our
conservation goals