Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 5, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2017 Quote Harpy Eagle Day 9-April-2016 This post is also available in: Spanish Harpy Eagle Day. Summit Municipal Park will be celebrating the Harpy Eagle Day on Sunday, April 10, with a festival that will have a magic show, performances by national artistes, photography competitions, inflatable games and many surprises. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. Entrance costs $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for students and pensioners and children under five enter free. Harpy Eagle Day celebrates Panama’s animal icon. This festival is organized by the Panama Municipality, Sony and Friends of the Harpy Eagle Trust, with the objective of promoting the conservation of this endangered bird and its habitat. Visitors will also have the opportunity of guided tours through the park and lectures about the zoo animals. The little ones can take part in a harpy eagle costume contest. It is important to point out that they should be made from recycled materials. This family activity is celebrated every year to recognize Panama’s national bird, the harpy eagle and other species that are exhibited in the park. It also highlights the biodiversity of the country as well as giving a message about the conservation of the flora and fauna. The most important part of the event will be when “Panama”, the female harpy eagle, flies in her enclosure. Visitors can take a Metrobus from Albrook Mall to Summit Municipal Park for 0.25 cents. For the first time there will be parking for $1.00, for those who are taking their cars. The money from the bus fare and parking will go to the Friends of the Harpy Eagle Trust. The harpy eagle is Panama’s national bird and Law 18 of April 10, 2002, designates April 10 as the Harpy Eagle Day. “Panama”, the harpy eagle, was born in 2009 at the Miami Zoo and it is the first harpy eagle born in captivity in the United States. It is the fifth eagle that has been housed at the Summit Municipal Park. https://www.thevisitorpanama.com/2016/04/harpy-eagle-day/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2017 Quote Harpy Eagle Day Posted at 18:49h in English by pgt2017 The Harpy Eagle Day will be commemorated on April 10th. This eagle was declared the National Bird of Panama in 2002. Its name is derived from the Greek word “harpe”, which, according to mythology, represents a bird of prey as a flying monster with sharp claws, woman’s face and black vulture’s body. Biologists call this bird Harpia harpyja and it belongs to the Accipitridae family, where other species of hawks, eagles and black-winged kites are found. It is commonly called Eagle Harpy, Royal Eagle, and Sulubagi in Kuna language. This bird is found in wooded ecosystems from southern Mexico, Central and South America through the Amazon River to northern Argentina. In Panama, it is found in the extensive wooded regions of lowlands and foothills along the Caribbean slopes. At present, some localities where the species has been seen are: La Amistad International Park, Santa Fe National Park in Veraguas, San Lorenzo and Nombre de Dios Protected Area in Colón, Kuna Yala Region, Chagres National Park in Panama, as well as in Darien at the Chucunaque river. http://thepanamagoodtimes.com/2017/03/29/harpy-eagle-day/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2017 Quote PANAMA – Harpy Eagle Pre-Tour Extension PRE-Extension for the January 14 – 18, 2014 Panama Tour One of the rarest and most majestic birds on the planet, the Harpy Eagle is the most powerful bird of prey in the world! Only about 100 nests are known throughout Central and South America, and Panama has one of the “easier” opportunities to see this grand creature. However, it is not an ‘easy’ trip! Our 5-day/4-night extension will take us into the coastal Darien region which will be very hot and humid, the accommodations are very basic (see descriptions under “Accommodations” tab) and the hike to the nest is about 3.5 miles (one-way) of mostly flat, but often muddy terrain. However, seeing the Harpy Eagle makes the lack of some amenities and the arduous hike well worth all the effort! http://wildsidenaturetours.com/tours/panama-harpy-eagle-post-tour-extension/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2017 For additional information about the harpy eagle, please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_eagle, among other resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted March 9, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2019 Quote Rescued Harpy eagle renamed ”Patria ” Attention from Sennan Posted 07/03/2019 A two-year-old Harpy eagle, rescued in Darien by Units of the National Aeronaval Service (Senan) has been named “Patria” (Homeland). According to Major Manuel Llorente,of the 3rd. Aeronaval Región, the bird, was dehydrated and had wing damage. "and was moved to Panama to be looked after by harpy eagle experts from the Summit Park. https://www.newsroompanama.com/environment/rescued-harpy-eagle-renamed-patria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted July 6, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted July 6, 2019 Quote Harpy eagle stolen from Summit Park Posted 05/07/2019 A young female harpy eagle, recovering from an injury was stolen last weekend from the Municipal Summit Park sources revealed on Friday, July 5. The Patronato Amigos del Águila Harpía (Friends of the Harpy Eagle) filed a complaint on Sunday, with the Public Prosecutor's Office and, , informed the municipal authorities, the Ecological Police and the Ministry of the Environment. "This is a harpy eagle that is in danger of extinction, it is our national bird," said board member Karla Aparicio. “There is an agreement that protects trafficking protected species and the harpy eagle is in category 1, with the highest priority. The young female eagle that was recovering after being rescued in January Nombre de Dios, Colon, where she was found with a gunshot wound. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/harpy-eagle-stolen-from-summit-park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted July 11, 2019 Quote $5000 reward for missing harpy eagle Posted 10/07/2019 The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the theft of a harpy eagle from the Summit National Park and the National Police have offered a reward of$ 5,000 to anyone who provides information to help recover Panama’s national symbol. Prosecutor Ruth Morcillo indicated that the proceedings are in the hands of the primary care section of the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office. “It would appear that a hole in the fence was not big enough the bird to leave naturally," said Morcillo. The complaint was filed with the authorities by a veterinarian who works at Summit Park after the bird disappeared at the beginning of July. The female eagle had been rescued in t January in the area of Nombre de Dios, Colon, after being wounded with a firearm, and moved to Summit Park by the Ministry of the Environment. https://www.newsroompanama.com/environment/5000-reward-for-missing-harpy-eagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2019 Quote Harpy Festival marks eagle's 10th birthday Posted 22/09/2019 “Panama” a harpy eagle, , celebrated its 10th birthday on Sunday, September 22 at the Summit Municipal Park with a Harpy Festival including clowns, stage performances, folk dances, magicians, a photography contest and costumes alluding to the harpy eagle “The presence of the harpy eagle, the national bird of the country, is important for ecosystems and because of its predatory condition, it is required to maintain healthy forests, since this species is on the cusp of the food chain, so its environmental conservation value is significant." said, park administrator Edgar Araúz. “Panaonmentalma” was born in 2009, at the Miami Zoo, Florida, and arrived at the park when it was 3 years old and has had visits from 39.706 people according to the Mayor's Office. https://www.newsroompanama.com/environment/harpy-festival-marks-eagles-10th-birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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