Rare Philippine cockatoo or ‘abukay’ sighted in Bohol

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environmentalists and researchers in Bohol made a historic sighting of one of the rarest parrots in the world. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) on November 25 shared…

Drones to monitor wildlife in protected areas, says DENR-7

Shannah Rose Pardo and Jasmin Meode 07/17/2024

 CEBU CITY,  Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) will soon be using drones to monitor wildlife in protected areas. In a press conference onTuesday, DENR-7 Executive Director Charlie Fabre explained…

LOOK: Rare Rafflesia blooms in Davao Oriental protected area

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 04/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The rare bloom of a Rafflesia – the world’s largest flower with a distinctive rotten odor – has added to the allure of the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape in Cateel, Davao Oriental. The Department of…

Earth Hour participants in Metro Cebu in a decline 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For four straight years, Metro Cebu saw a decrease in the number of participants joining the Earth Hour. Based on data from Visayan Electric Company (Veco), they only recorded a load drop of…

Rescued endangered Philippine deer released in Leyte

Robert Dejon 11/17/2022

ORMOC CITY — An endangered Philippine deer (Rusa marianna) which was found with wounds and broken antlers caused by illegal hunting in the forests of Kananga town, Leyte, was released on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Dr. Jose…

Rare endemic lizard rescued in Samboan, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Eco-tourism guides in Samboan town in southwestern Cebu released on Sunday, September 11, a rare lizard, endemic to the Philippines, back to the wild after it was trapped in a garden.  The Tangbo…

Visayan leopard cat found dead in Antique

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 02/17/2022

CEBU, Philippines — A male Visayan leopard cat was found dead in Barangay San Andres, Pandan, Antique on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. According to Philippine Initiative for Environmental Conservation – PhilinCon, the Visayan leopard was found at…

Cebu port police undergo training on wildlife trafficking

Doris C. Bongcac 09/26/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — With wildlife trafficking still a perennial problem in Cebu and the rest of the country, Cebu port police were made to undergo training that would teach them how “detect” and  “intercept” animals that…

Crackdown on illegal wildlife meat traders intensified

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/12/2018

THE crackdown on wildlife meat traders will be relentless especially with the recent apprehension of at least 60 kilograms of green sea turtle meat in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City. Atty. Habeas Corpuz, National Bureau of Investigation Environmental…

Cebu City’s PROBE to apprehend illegal wildlife traders

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/03/2018

  Starting today (October 3), the Cebu City Prevention Restoration Order Beautification Enhancement (PROBE) will now apprehend illegal wildlife traders. PROBE head Raquel Arce announced in a press interview that the Department of Natural Resources in Central…

New mistletoe species named after Philippine wildlife biologist

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/25/2018

CHRISTMAS came early for Bacolod-based wildlife biologist Lisa Paguntalan. A new mistletoe species, Amyema lisae, was named after Paguntalan, executive director of the Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PBCFI). The rare honor of having a plant named…

Wildlife officers for Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/05/2018

CEBU City Hall will train over 100 employees of its Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) to become wildlife enforcement officers in order to monitor sellers of endangered wildlife. This came after the City Council called…

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