There may be just 800 of these endangered eagles left in the wild

An updated assessment of a rare, rainforest-dwelling eagle confirms the species is critically endangered. But the new insights on its habitat could help bring the bird back from the brink.

Found only on the four major islands of the Philippines, Philippine eagles (Pithecophaga jefferyi) are one of the largest living eagle species – about a metre long and heavier than a bowling ball. They hunt everything from monkeys to large monitor lizards. Due to …