Browsing by Subject "habitat loss"

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    • Destruction of habitats threatens RP fish resources 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Capiz (Daily Business Times, August 15, 1989, on page 9-11)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department based in Tigbauan, Iloilo has expressed concern over the careless destruction of fish habitats which has diminished the fishery resources ...

    • Earth day 2019: Protect our species 

      (Malaya, April 22, 2019, on page A3)
      Each year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970 (Earth Day Network, 2019a). Earth Day aims to raise awareness of a specific theme with various events held ...

    • Endangered green sea turtle returns home 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Community Environment and Natural Resources (The Daily Guardian, February 7, 2019, on page 13)
      After a six-month rehabilitation, a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was released back to its habitat through the efforts of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in close coordination with the Wildlife ...

    • Endangered sea turtle trapped, released 

      (Panay News, August 12, 2017, on page 2, 14)
      A large female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was accidentally trapped in a fishnet in the waters of Barangay Camanci Norte, Numancia, Aklan. After assessment showed it was in good condition, the marine turtle was ...

    • Iloilo to replicate Negros blue crab raisers' hatchery 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 31, 2017, on page 11)
      The provincial government of Iloilo will replicate the program of Negros Occidental in preserving what locals call kasag (blue crabs). During the recent Visayan Sea meeting in Sicogon Island in Carles town, Negros Occidental ...

    • Living Planet Report: WWF paints dire picture for survival of the species 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 5, 2016, on page A8-A9)
      Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone— fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals—have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetites and activity, according to a grim study released on Thursday. Swathes of ...

    • Negros-Panay bridge threat to endangered dolphins -- study 

      Garcia, Mark L. (Manila Bulletin, March 15, 2018, on page B-8)
      These dolphins are known to reside in the coastal waters of Bago City and Pulupandan and were declared as a protected marine area in the latter through the partnerships of these academic institutions and the local government ...

    • New law to protect 97 PH 'critical areas' 

      PN (Panay News, July 5, 2018, on page 13)
      A new law will strengthen the conservation of 97 ecologically “critical areas” in the country. Republic Act 11038, or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018, was approved on June 22. “The ...

    • Shore birds 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2013, on page 8)
      Beach and habitat losses attributable to Superstorm Sandy have wildlife groups scrambling to repair the damage by the time spring birds arrive. The storm washed away sand and vegetation that many species spawn in or call ...

    • Warm oceans cause concern of coral bleaching 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2015, on page B-8)
      Abnormally warm ocean temperatures are creating conditions that threaten to kill coral across the equatorial Pacific, North Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

    • World's northernmost coral reef in Japan bleached 

      Arcellana, Juaniyo (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2017, on page B6)
      Bleaching has damaged the world's northernmost coral reef in Japan, a researcher said Tuesday, the latest example of a global phenomenon scientists have attributed to high ocean temperatures. About 30 percent of the coral ...