Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "eggs"

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    • Endangered turtle's tracks 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 15, 2010, on page B2-4)
      A mother Olive Ridley turtle, known also as Pacific Ridley turtle, leaves tracks in the sand after laying a clutch of over 100 eggs (inset) within the compound of the 1,500-megawatt, natural gas-fired plant of First Gas, ...

    • From predators to protectors of sea turtles 

      Sarmiento, Bong (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 9, 2018, on page A15)
      Under coconut trees swaying from the sea breeze, several fishermen would usually gather at a coastal village here on late afternoons to unwind from hard work with a gallon of “tuba” (coconut wine). As Filipino culture ...

    • Iloilo kids help protect sea turtles 

      Villa, Hazel; Pagador, Juliana Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 7, 2021, on page A5)
      In the village of Atabayan here, a female turtle has returned to her birthplace to make the sandy shore as her own nesting ground. Her 68 eggs were discovered by fisherman Rodrigo Traifalgar on the chilly morning of Oct. ...

    • No slow days for turtle expert despite retirement 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2018, on page A6)
      Unlike the marine turtles that he had spent years studying, Romeo Trono has apparently never had slow days—even in retirement. Contemplating the sunset by the beach while sipping rum mixed with Coke, Trono, 59, could easily ...

    • Scientists hatch egg of rare Palawan turtle 

      Anda, Redempto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 16, 2018, on page A6)
      The critically endangered Palawan forest turtle has successfully hatched under human care, conservationists said on Sunday, raising hopes that its dwindling population can be reversed. Illegal wildlife trade and destruction ...

    • Turtle Islands: Hundreds of nautical miles away from justice 

      Maliwanag, Dennis (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2010, on page A14)
      They came in the dead of night and pulled off the first heist on Baguan Island this year. The thieves, possibly armed, quietly left onboard a boat taking about 600 pieces of green turtle eggs from this protected wildlife ...