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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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Authorities yesterday intercepted a truck carrying over 200 sacks of seashells along the South Road Properties in Talisay City. Loy Anthony Madrigal, team leader of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force, said the truck has been…
Only a few days away from its scheduled release to the wild, a Philippine Hawk Eagle that was rescued in a buy-bust operation in Talisay City last week succumbed to stress and died in its cage Sunday…
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