“Gold” successfully breeds after four years

Preening Philippine Cockatoo
Preening Philippine Cockatoo @Peter Widman

Dumaran, Palawan. A cockatoo hatchling, which was rescued in 2016 from starvation brought by the lack of food due to extreme dry months, bred after successfully released back to its original site in Dumaran Island Critical Habitat. “Gold” is named after the color of his leg band which bears the number DENR 055-16 is a female Philippine Cockatoo, which weighed only 60g when rescued back in May 2016.

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