| 21 Dec 09 - FedEx Helps The Peregrine Fund Transport a Harpy Eagle to New Home in the Rainforests of Belize |
| Normally, Harpy Eagles have no trouble flying from one place to another. But Hope, a Harpy Eagle bred in captivity by The Peregrine Fund in Panama, was temporarily grounded when trying to reach a site in Belize where he would be released to the wild. |
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| 14 Oct 09 - Joint Study by University of Michigan and The Peregrine Fund Shows There is Still Time to Protect the Harpy Eagle from Extinction |
| Harpy Eagle populations in Central America have declined dramatically in the last 50 years, but a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and The Peregrine Fund shows that the levels of genetic diversity over the bird’s entire distribution may be high enough to save the species from extinction. |
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| 01 Oct 04 - FONDO PEREGRINO-PANAMA RELEASES NATIONAL BIRD IN LA AMISTAD INTERNATIONAL PARK-BOCAS DEL TORO |
| During the present month of September, another Harpy Eagle has been released in La Amistad International Park in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. The first bird was released in June of this year in the same area. |
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| 23 May 03 - Fondo Peregrino - Panama Sends Second Pair of Harpy Eagles to Belize. |
| Fondo Peregrino – Panamá, in partnership with Panama’s National Environment Authority (ANAM), continues its commitment towards conservation by sending to Belize on 27 May two captive bred Harpy Eagles. These birds were hatched at the Neotropical Raptor Center, in Panama, and will join the three eagles sent to Belize on 19 March 2003. |
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| 06 Mar 03 - Fondo Peregrino - Panama Extends Harpy Eagle Conservation to Belize |
| Fondo Peregrino – Panamá, in partnership with ANAM, is expanding the reach of its Harpy Eagle conservation project by exporting three juvenile Harpy Eagles to Belize for the first time. Three of the seventeen Harpy Eagles that hatched in captivity during 2002 at the Neotropical Raptor Center, located in (side) the City of Knowledge, former Fort Clayton, will be transported to Belize on 19 March 2003. |
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| 24 Feb 02 - First Harpy Eagle Hatches in Captivity in Panama |
| The first Harpy Eagle, bred from captive parents in Panama, hatched Thursday, 24 January 2002 at 1:30 a.m. in the Neotropical Raptor Center of Fondo Peregrino - Panamá (The Peregrine Fund, Panama). The chick is the first individual of this impressive Panamanian national bird to hatch in captivity in Central America. |
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| 22 Oct 01 - Famous Harpy Eagle, 'Ancon,' Returns to Panama |
| After a ten-year absence, the famous Harpy Eagle, "Ancon," makes a triumphant return to Panama. "Ancon," and other Harpy Eagles helped scientists at The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey develop captive breeding techniques for the endangered species. "Ancon" and nine other Harpy Eagles will form the core breeding stock at the new Neotropical Raptor Center in the City of Knowledge. Spanish Version. |
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| 16 Oct 01 - The Peregrine Fund Sends Harpy Eagles to Panama, Breeding Population of Harpy Eagles Transferred to New Facility |
| Six Harpy Eagles will be transported from the World Center for Birds of Prey to the Neotropical Raptor Center (NRC) in Panama City, Panama. Once completed, the Neotropical Raptor Center will serve as the Latin American headquarters for The Peregrine Fund. |
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| 08 Mar 01 - Panama's National Bird Hatches in Boise |
| The rare Harpy Eagle took a step toward recovery with the successful hatching of an egg at The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. The eagle hatched on Saturday, 3 February 2001 at approximately 4:00 a.m. It is the fifteenth Harpy Eagle to hatch in captivity in North America and survive. Nine have hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey and six at the San Diego Zoo. |
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| 13 Jan 99 - A Rare Captive-Raised Harpy Eagle Has Fed on Its Own in the Wild |
| For the first time, a rare, captive-raised and released Harpy Eagle fed on its own in the wild. Biologists observed the eagle feeding on an unidentifiable mammal in a remote area of tropical forest in Panama’s Soberania National Park. The eagle hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey on 25 May 1997 and was released on 15 January 1998. The eagle was the 7th to hatch in captivity and the first Harpy Eagle to be released. The Harpy Eagle is Panama’s national bird. |
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| 19 Mar 98 - Rare Birds Hatch on Same Day |
| Both the rare Harpy Eagle and the highly endangered California Condor took steps towards recovery with the successful hatching of an egg of each species on March 19, 1998 at The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey. |
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| 21 Mar 97 - Third Harpy Eagle Chick Hatches at World Center for Birds of Prey |
| The very rare Harpy Eagle took another step toward recovery with the successful hatching of an egg at The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. This is one of five surviving Harpy Eagles to hatch in captivity in North America. Two of the others hatched at the World Center and two at the San Diego Zoo in 1995 and 1996. |
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| 04 Apr 96 - Second Harpy Eagle Egg Hatches at World Center for Birds of Prey |
| The very rare Harpy Eagle took a step toward recovery with the successful hatching of an egg at The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. The egg hatched Sunday evening at approximately 6:30pm. It is the fourth Harpy Eagle to hatch in captivity in North America and survive. Two have hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey and two at the San Diego Zoo. |
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| 03 Apr 95 - Harpy Eagle Egg Hatches at World Center for Birds of Prey |
| The very rare Harpy Eagle took a step toward recovery with the successful hatching of an egg at The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. This is one of two surviving Harpy Eagles to hatch in captivity in North America. The other one hatched in November of 1994 at the San Diego Zoo. |
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