DVMF to train employees to go after illegal wildlife traders

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/05/2018

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…

Wildlife traders urged: Secure permit

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 02/16/2018

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…

DENR-7: Cebu hot spot of smuggled wildlife

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 02/14/2018

CEBU is one of the hot spots for wildlife smuggling. This is according to an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7). Ariel Rica, chief of the Enforcement Division of the…

Mesmerizing moments with a gentle giant

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/19/2017

Sunday last week, I had to wake up very early and not miss the group of wildlife conservation advocates headed to Calauit Island Wildlife Sanctuary. We were all filled with excitement as, fingers crossed, we were going…

Photo of mother, baby elephant set on fire wins best photo in wildlife photography contest

Julian Piñero 11/09/2017

A photo that showed a calf screaming in confusion while running after an elephant won the wildlife photography competition in Sanctuary wildlife magazine. The photo’s caption stated “The gentle giants fled from a ‘crown of jeering men’…

The path to planetary health

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 10/15/2017

The wildfires raging in Northern California for a week have already claimed 40 lives; 100,000 persons were under evacuation orders; and at least 5,400 homes destroyed, not to mention hectares of burnt trees and the species of…

Secure permits for wildlife, public told

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/09/2016

Possession of wildlife as small as tarantulas and lovebirds should be covered by permits, the regional Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said last week. Forester Ariel Raca, acting chief of the DENR’s enforcement division, said…

Want to sponsor zoo animals?

08/16/2015

The Cebu City Zoo is inviting  private companies to adopt or sponsor a zoo  animal in order to help cover  the cost for their care. Cebu City Zoo Manager Giovanni Romarate said the program covers the care…

Motion for reconsideration on Siloy case against CNU dismissed

Marian Z. Codilla 06/11/2015

WILDLIFE officials in Region 7 plan to elevate   to the Department of Justice their complaint against former biology students and teachers who dissected Black Shama birds for a research project last year. Cebu City Prosecutor Mary Ann…

Cebu university students, professors in trouble for killing 8 endangered birds for research paper

Marian Z. Codilla 10/07/2014

Three former biology students and their professors in Cebu City were charged with violation of the law on wildlife protection for cutting up eight Black Shama birds for a research project to find out what they eat.…

Crucial role sharks play highlighted in exhibit

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/11/2014

An international  environmental protection activist group has brought to Cebu City a photo exhibit on the critical role sharks play in the ecosystem. Greenpeace has put on display 12 photographs of sharks captured by world- renowned and…

DENR tightens wildlife entry

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/11/2014

To help prevent the possible entry of the Ebola virus, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has raised alert against possible smuggled animals coming from Africa. DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Isabelo Montejo ordered…

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