BACOLOD CITY – Five Visayan leopards were rescued from a suspected wildlife trafficker at the Bredco port here on Thursday, Jan. 16. FIVE Visayan leopards were recovered from a wildlife trafficker at the Bredco port in Bacolod City on Thursday, Jan. 16. (Photo courtesy of Coast Guard SubStation...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities seized 30 tons of giant clam shells locally known as “taklobo” during an operation in Patikul, Sulu last Monday, Dec. 9. OPERATING troops look at giant clam shells piled up in a vacant lot in Barangay Taglibi, Patikul, Sulu. (Contributed photo by Ely Dumaboc)...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The city government has rescued 25 endangered species here from October to March, Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin said on Wednesday, March 13. A PANGOLIN was among the endangered species rescued in Angeles City. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Lazatin said these were...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment (DENR) reiterated the need to preserve the six endemic species of Western Visayas region. “Everyone is called upon to do their fair share in preserving our ecosystems so that native and endemic animals and plants can thrive,” said DENR-6 Regional...
SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan – An endangered Olive ridley sea turtle was rescued here on Sunday night, January 14. Residents of Barangay Namuac saw the stranded female turtle on the beach and immediately reported their discovery to authorities. AN Olive ridley sea turtle was rescued on Sunday,...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) charged three hunters for capturing and killing a wild boar or “baboy ramo” or the Philippine Warty Pig in the protected area of Mount...
ILOILO CITY – An endangered Visayan leopard cat was found dead in Antique province last week. Reymon S. Aguirre, an agriculturist known as the online blogger “Bisayang Mangunguma,” found the animal locally known as “maral” lifeless on a mountain road in Laua-an town. AGRICULTURIST Reymon...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lauded the provincial government of Antique for pushing the protection of the endangered Rufous-headed Hornbill bird locally known as “Dulungan.” Every August, the Antique provincial government commemorates the Dulungan...
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) officially launched the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) on June 2, 2023, at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. The festival is the largest traveling book festival in the country, and it features a wide variety of books from Filipino authors and...
SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan -- Personnel from DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Local Government Unit of Sanchez Mira confiscated two pieces of Wedgefish from two fishermen who were caught illegally fishing off municipal waters in Barangay Marzan on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Photo from BFAR 2...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The hospital room is air-cooled to feel like a pangolin's burrow. The patient, Lumbi, is syringe-fed with a protein-packed smoothie, given a daily dose of medicine and has his vital signs checked. Lumbi is being treated for a blood parasite after he was rescued...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has automated permit issuance for the trading of certain endangered species, such as flora and fauna, in a move to enhance global trade transparency. Such a move, according to the DENR, will prevent illegal trade and sustainably develop...
