Nature’s treasures: DENR features 22 protected areas in Cebu, Bohol

Airam Limatog 06/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Twenty-two protected areas across Cebu and Bohol take center stage in a biodiversity exhibit launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday, June 18, to raise public awareness on…

Wildlife worth P3.5M rescued from Medellin resort

Futch Anrthony Inso 06/03/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Various wildlife species worth P3.5 million were rescued by CIDG-Mandaue City Field Unit Office agents from a resort in Barangay Kawit, Medellin town on Wednesday morning, June 3. The seizure of various wildlife…

No crocodile escape confirmed in Talisay City wildlife park after Tino

Hazel P. Villa 11/04/2025

Emergency crews and local officials in Talisay City in Cebu moved quick Tuesday, November 4, to secure animals at Crocolandia after floodwaters reportedly breached parts of the park’s perimeter as Typhoon Tino’s rain inundated low-lying areas. Initial…

Thresher sharks spotted off Negros Occidental

Carla P. Gomez - Correspondent / @carlagomezINQ 10/27/2025

  BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — Thresher sharks were spotted by a diving team at the Sipaway Island Marine Protected Area (MPA) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Their presence was captured…

Cebu hawk-owl also delisted from Endangered species

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/18/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More good news for Cebu’s wildlife. Another bird species endemic to the island province just got delisted from the Red List of Endangered birds of the International Union for Conservation and Nature (IUCN).…

2 brothers nabbed for illegal wildlife trade in Cebu City

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/04/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Two brothers were arrested in an entrapment operation in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City, for allegedly selling protected wildlife species, including a Philippine hawk-eagle. The National Bureau of Investigation Cebu District Office (NBI-CEBDO), in…

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…

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