It is both “a source of national pride” and “a shameful situation.” That’s how organizers of a recent conference and ongoing exhibit in Makati City described the state of one of the country’s wildlife treasures, the native hornbill.
A proposed coal power plant in Palawan could spell the end for more than a decade of intense conservation efforts for the critically endangered and endemic Philippine Cockatoo, locally known as the Katala, that number only around 1,000 worldwide.
Chalk this one up for avian enthusiasts and wildlife conservationists. Groups defending a bird sanctuary on Manila Bay against reclamation projects and disapproving aviation authorities have obtained international validation for their cause.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday urged residents of Metro Manila to conserve water, even as he allayed fears of a looming water crisis in the peak of summer.
Local populations of dugong and Irrawaddy dolphin are on the verge of extinction, according to a new book released this month detailing the conservation status of marine mammals found in the Philippines.
Environment officials are excited by the recent discovery of tarsier colonies in two areas in southern Mindanao.
A dead baby whale shark, nearly 3.3 feet long and weighing between 200 and 250 kilograms, was found by four fishermen floating on Maqueda Channel near this island province on Friday.
The amount of Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped 59 percent this year, falling to the lowest level since comparable record-keeping began 20 years ago, scientists reported Wednesday.
Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said Japan’s entire harpoon fleet had left the Antarctic whale sanctuary Saturday and was heading north, suggesting that their annual hunt may have come to an end.
It may sound like a doomed love story, but some dogs love big cats. Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world’s biggest scaredy-cats — so much so that they don’t breed easily and are in danger of extinction.
Marlyn Fabreag, a native Samareña who works in Manila, fondly recalled how hornbills, known to locals as the kalaw, helped her family keep track of their daily activities in the province.
A 10-foot crocodile with a wide gash near its belly was flown from its home in Indanan, Sulu, to Manila aboard a C-130 Philippine Air Force cargo plane to be treated for its injury.
The 8th Philippine Bird Festival, the country’s largest celebration of avifaunal diversity and bird lore awareness, takes wing today in Manila and will bring attention to Manila Bay and the important role it plays in the East Asian Flyway.
