Catanduanes Forum

This species has been recorded in Catanduanes and Luzon. It is considered threatened due to habitat loss and overexploitation. The status of this Owl is categorized by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) or World Conservation Union as Vulnerable. This means that if the factors that cause its decline persist, there is a possibility that it will become endangered or critically endangered in the near future.

The Philippine Eagle Owl belongs to Appendix II species list of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). Meaning, the trade of this species is strictly regulated.

Since Philippine Eagle Owls live only in lowland forest, and their large size requires that they have large tracts of forest to maintain populations, this species could be in bad shape in the province of Catanduanes, where lowland forests, especially along rivers and creeks are already fast diminishing.

(Catanduanes Tribune)