Dumaguete to host bird festival

DUMAGUETE City will host the seventh run of the Philippine Bird Festival, the  country’s top avian conservation and eco-tourism event on Sept. 23 and 24.

Bird watching societies from Taipei, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore will showcase the birds from their countries, while local participants working for wildlife conservation will present their avian conservation efforts. A bird quest quiz show and bird-watching tours will also be conducted for the children.

During a pre-launching event last Aug. 1 at the Robinsons Place Atrium in Dumaguete City, it was learned that Silliman University’s Center for Tropical Conservation Studies is waiving its entrance fees for public school children this week.

The two-day festival will also highlight a series of bird-watching lectures and a forum on conservation measures of the Negros bleeding-heart.

The Negros bleeding-heart is a critically endangered bird endemic to the Philippines and can only be found in Negros and Panay islands.