One of this vulnerable hawk-eagle was transferred to Saray, Pakil, Laguna to secure to live and for hope, to multilply its species. PHILIPPINE HAWK-EAGLE Spizaetus philippensis Critical — Endangered — Vulnerable A1c,d; A2c,d; C1; C2a This raptor qualifies as Vulnerable because its small, severely fragmented population is undergoing a continuing rapid decline owing to lowland forest loss, exacerbated by hunting and trade. DISTRIBUTION The Philippine Hawk-eagle is endemic to the Philippines where records exist for at least 12 islands. A taxonomic revision of the species, separating birds on at least Mindanao as a new subspecies, has recently been completed (Preleuthner and Gamauf 1998). Records from Masbate and Lubang (McGregor 1909–1910) are unacceptable (Dickinson et al. 1989, 1991), while an observation from Gaong valley, Sibuyan, March 1992 (Evans et al. 1993a), treated as provisional by Goodman et al. (1995), has now been retracted (R. J. Timmins in litt. 1...