Browsing DailyGuardian by Subject "animal welfare"

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    • 106 green sea turtle hatchlings released 

      (DailyGuardian, December 21, 2019, on page 12)
      A total of 106 Green Sea turtle hatchlings were released in its nesting ground located at Brgy. Cadajug, Laua-an, Antique last month. The hatchlings have a carapace length of approximate in five centimeters and a width of ...

    • 19 new whale sharks identified in Donsol throughout 2020 

      (DailyGuardian, August 31, 2020, on page 8)
      The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines has identified 19 new individual whale sharks in the waters of Ticao-Burias Pass Protected Seascape (TBPPS) since the start of 2020. Nestled between the provinces of Masbate, ...

    • 6 coastal villages join cleanup drive 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 23, 2019, on page 6-15)
      Six coastal villages in Valladolid, Negros Occidental joined a cleanup drive yesterday as part of their preventive measures on stranded sea animals which are being tangled by fishing nets and other garbage. The activity ...

    • Another sea turtle found dead in E.B. Magalona 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, April 16, 2021, on page 7)
      Another sea turtle believed to have eaten plastic was found dead at the coastal area of Sitio Roma, Barangay Batea, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental last Tuesday. According to Environment Management Specialist (EMS) II ...

    • Another sea turtle trapped in fish cage, rescued 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, May 14, 2020, on page 3)
      Barangay officials in Barangay Gahit, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental rescued a sea turtle trapped in a fish cage on Wednesday. Environment Management Specialist II (EMS II) Jojo Vargas said the turtle was 24 inches long ...

    • Boracay is now a turtle haven 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, January 18, 2020, on page 12)
      Sixty-six Olive Ridley hatchlings were released back to their home on early morning of January 10, 2020. This was after the 65 days of their incubation period. The eggs were found last November 5, 2019 in front of Movenpick ...

    • Boracay residents rescue turtle with speargun arrow in body 

      GMA News (DailyGuardian, June 24, 2019, on page 3)
      Boracay Island residents have rescued a young green sea turtle with a speargun arrow sticking out from above its left hind leg. Residents suspect that the arrow has pierced deep into the turtle's body, possibly cutting ...

    • EcoWaste Coalition pitches reusable face masks to lessen wastes 

      (DailyGuardian, August 1, 2020, on page 8)
      The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental health group, prodded the general public to go for reusable cloth face masks to control the unbridled use and disposal of single-use masks made of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable ...

    • Endangered dolphin found dead in Pulupandan 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 1, 2020, on page 2)
      The Earth Island Institute Philippines raised their alarm on the possible extinction of Irrawaddy dolphins in Negros, after a dolphin calf was found dead in the coastal waters of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Sept 25, ...

    • Endangered sea turtles thriving, hatchlings released in Antique 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, July 7, 2021, on page 10)
      Green sea turtles hatchlings happily crawled their way home to the vast ocean in the province of Antique. 84 Green sea turtle hatchlings were released by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Culasi ...

    • Female Olive Ridley turtle returns home safely 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 15, 2019, on page 13-12)
      An endangered female Olive Ridley (Lepidochelysolivacea) was recently released back to its home – the sea facing the town of Tigbauan, Iloilo. The turtle was trapped in a payao, a fishing devicemade of coconut fronds and ...

    • Fisherman rescues another endangered sea turtle 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 21, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A fisherman in Valladolid town rescued another Hawksbill sea turtle in the waters of Barangay Bagumbayan last Monday. Mark Cabrillos, staff from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Mdrrmo), said ...

    • Fisherman rescues Olive ridley sea turtle 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 2, 2020, on page 8)
      A fisherman rescued a female Olive ridley sea turtle trapped in his fishnet in the waters of Bucay, Ilog, Negros Occidental recently. Federico Alilain of Sitio Mapait, Brgy. Su-ay, Himamaylan City informed the Community ...

    • Fisherman rescues trapped in fishing net 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 17, 2019, on page 3)
      A fisherman rescued a hawksbill sea turtle trapped in a fishing net in the waters of Barangay Central Tabao, Valladolid, Negros Occidental Thursday. Melvin Trayco was on board his fishing boat when he saw the turtle tangled ...

    • Green sea turtle found in Sagay 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, December 6, 2022, on page 3)
      A green sea turtle was rescued after it was stranded on the coastline of Barangay Taba-ao, Sagay City, Negros Occidental last Sunday. Based on the report of the Sagay Marine Reserve (SMR), the turtle got stranded in one ...

    • Green sea turtle released to its natural home 

      (DailyGuardian, August 17, 2022, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Community ENR Office of Cadiz City together with the City ENR Office of Escalante rescued male Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Guiwanon, Old Poblacion, ...

    • Guimaras fisherman rescues turtle 

      Pineda, Leonard T. I (DailyGuardian, May 22, 2019, on page 13)
      A fisherman in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras turned over a sea turtle to the Igang Marine Station (IMS) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD). Felix Magon, a resident of Brgy. ...

    • Hawksbill sea turtle hatchlings surprised tipsy drinkers 

      Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, March 1, 2020, on page 11-12)
      A group of tipsy drinkers in Brgy. Yapak, Boracay Island were surprised seeing turtle hatchlings crawl up their legs on the night of February 25, 2020, at around 11:00 o’clock in the evening. Boracay Island once again saw ...

    • Largest marine turtle in the waters of Guimaras 

      (DailyGuardian, September 10, 2022, on page 8)
      The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Guimaras together with personnel from Nueva Valencia Municipal and Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) rescued a Green sea turtle (Chelonia ...

    • Life-choking plastic garbage 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (DailyGuardian, September 16, 2019, on page 6-7)
      Since a lot of plastic items we use are low cost and disposable, we create an awful lot of plastic trash. Hundreds of tons of plastic rubbish have been removed during the cleanup of Manila Bay and this is just along the ...