Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "animal welfare"

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    • Drones, troops protect Mexico sea turtle eggs 

      (The Philippine Star, September 17, 2015, on page B-8)
      A small drone buzzes above a pristine Pacific beach in Mexico as troops stand guard, seeking to deter poachers from snatching sea turtle eggs that end up on restaurant menus. The drone, with six rotors that sounds like a ...

    • Endangered 'pawikan' still at high risk 

      Yaptinchay, A. A. (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2016, on page A12)
      Smuggling of Philippine wildlife has been in the news in Sabah. Twelve Filipinos were detained last month in Sandakan, Sabah, for trying to bring in 19,000 eggs of pawikan (marine turtles). Romeo Trono, former head of the ...

    • Endangered turtle rescued off South Harbor 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2010, on page 16)
      A juvenile Hawksbill turtle was found off the wharf of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) headquarters at the South Harbor yesterday morning. PCG dental assistant Seaman Second Caesar Ryan Alvarez said he was smoking at the ...

    • Gov't workers, volunteers rescue stranded butanding 

      Ozaeta, Arnell (The Philippine Star, August 10, 2013, on page 14)
      Government workers and civilian volunteers joined hands to set free last Thursday a juvenile whale shark, locally known as butanding, that had been stranded at the pier of the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) in Mabini, ...

    • Japan defends dolphin hunt after US criticism 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2014, on page A-22)
      A Japanese government spokesman defended an annual dolphin hunt Monday, after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted that she was deeply concerned by the inhumanity of the practice. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga ...

    • Japan proposes end to commercial whaling ban 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, September 12, 2018, on page 21)
      Japan proposed an end to a decades-old ban on commercial whaling at an international conference Monday, arguing there is no longer a scientific reason for what was supposed to be a temporary measure. But the proposal faces ...

    • Japan's whaling science under the microscope 

      (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2015, on page B-8)
      When Japanese researchers said earlier this year that eating whale meat could help prevent dementia and memory loss, the news provoked snorts of derision - it couldn't be real science, went the retort. Despite protestations ...

    • A man named Omar 

      Nepomuceno, Omar (The Philippine Star, May 2, 2010, on page N-3)
      God equips His children with specific talents and abilities in order to pursue their purpose in life. It is therefore no coincidence that Omar Nepomuceno was born in the seaside town of Donsol, Sorsogon, a blessed haven ...

    • More than 20 pilot whales beached in Florida 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, September 3, 2012, on page A-25)
      More than 20 pilot whales came ashore on a South Florida beach on Saturday, triggering a daylong effort by state and national officials, nearby residents and others to save them. By evening, five pilot whales - two calves ...

    • Nearly 200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, February 14, 2015, on page A-22)
      Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded themselves on New Zealand's South Island yesterday, with hordes of rescuers rushing to the remote area in a bid to guide them back to sea. Two dozen of the 198 whales had already died despite ...

    • [ Olive ridley ] 

      Dumlao, Artemio (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2017, on page 1)
      Foreign tourists take photos of an olive ridley hatchling released into the sea in San Juan, La Union hours after the sea turtles were hatched in a facility run by a volunteer conservation group. World Wildlife Day 2017 ...

    • Online wildlife trafficking 

      (The Philippine Star, June 20, 2020, on page 8)
      Cyber space is a boon for all types of commerce including, unfortunately, the trafficking of wildlife. And the Philippines, with its rich biodiversity, is one of the hotspots for the illegal wildlife trade. Whether aquatic ...

    • Oslob shark tourism cited by National Geographic 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 2, 2018, on page 1-7)
      National Geographic has cited Oslob in Cebu for its shark tourism industry, describing it as a booming business despite its effects on wildlife still being debated on. “In the Philippines, whale shark tourism is a booming ...

    • Oslob shark tourism needs sustainable model, says study 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, December 13, 2018, on page B11)
      A sustainable model for shark tourism needs to be implemented in Tan-awan, Oslob in Cebu as it is leading to the degradation of the local coral reef ecosystem,a collaborative research by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), ...

    • Pangolins, sea turtles seized in Palawan 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, July 30, 2018, on page 1-12)
      Authorities arrested a man caught transporting anteaters and sea turtles in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan over the weekend. Joshue Arellano, 36, was collared at a checkpoint in Barangay Sta. Lourdes on Saturday morning, ...

    • Phl to host meet on protecting dugong 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, February 17, 2013, on page B-12)
      Continuing its efforts to protect the sea cow from the threat of extinction, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) will host a two- day conference with representatives from 21 countries next week. The ...

    • Protecting the environment protectors 

      (The Philippine Star, June 15, 2020, on page 6)
      Palawan is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. The province is also considered a biodiversity corridor, serving as a refuge ...

    • QC RTC dismisses petition to stop re-export of dolphins to Singapore 

      (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2012, on page 13)
      A Quezon City declined yesterday to issue another temporary environment protection order (TEPO) that would stop the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) from re-exporting ...

    • Rescued baby dugong under observation at Ocean Park 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, January 17, 2014, on page 18)
      A stranded baby dugong that was recently rescued by a team from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will remain at the Manila Ocean Park while its condition is being monitored, an official said ...

    • Rescued baby seacow dies 

      Villanueva, Rhodina; Molina, Teddy (The Philippine Star, January 21, 2014, on page 10)
      The baby dugong or seacow rescued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Barangay Binulasan, Infanta, Quezon died Sunday at the rescue center of the Manila Ocean Park (MOP) in Manila. Theresa ...