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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries expressed willingness to have its employees undergo training to become wildlife enforcement officers following the city council’s resolution to go after illegal wildlife traders on Magallanes Street, Cebu City. The…
DESPITE the warnings given by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR – 7) to the illegal trading of wildlife, some traders continue to sell without having the necessary permits to sell these…
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