Browsing Aquatic News Index by Scientific Name "Crocodylus porosus"
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12 rare baby crocodiles freed in Isabela lake
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 20, 2014 , on page A15)Seven-year-old Josh Geronimo held a baby Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) here on Saturday and exclaimed, “Oh, it smells good.” Geronimo, a Canadian citizen, said the crocodile did not emit any foul odor or ... -
Biggest number of crocodiles
(Manila Bulletin,August 20, 2020 , on page 5)The Balabac Island Group has been able to maintain the record of having the most number of crocodiles in the entire country, according to the Crocodylus Porosus Philippines Inc. (CPPI). CPPI Program Director and marine ... -
Borneo's crocodiles no longer endangered, says official
(Manila Bulletin,July 6, 2010 , on page B-10)Wildlife officials in Malaysian Borneo are pushing to have its saltwater crocodiles removed from a list of endangered animals, saying the reptile's numbers have strongly recovered in recent years. Deputy director of the ... -
'Buwaya' in the limelight
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 27, 2011 , on page A13)Crocodiles or buwaya are once more in the news, but this time in their original incarnations and not their human versions. We’ll get to those in time. Crocodiles are back in the limelight after the capture of a 6.4-meter-long ... -
Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction
(The Daily Guardian,February 15, 2013 , on page 5-7)Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ... -
Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction
(The Daily Guardian,February 22, 2013 , on page B12-B4)Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ... -
Del Carmen named Caraga's best coastal town
(Daily Tribune,November 15, 2020 , on page B14)The Municipality of Del Carmen was recently named Caraga Region’s grand winner in the Malinis and Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) program of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), ... -
Del Carmen named Region 13's best coastal town
(BusinessMirror,November 14, 2020 , on page A9)The Municipality of Del Carmen in Siargao Island was recently named Caraga region’s grand winner in the Malinis and Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) program of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ... -
Hope for the crocs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 5, 2020 , on page A12)The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is among the local species categorized in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species as “critically endangered,” with its ... -
In Palawan town, wild crocodile caught after attacking villager
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 13, 2023 , on page A7)Residents in Bataraza town, Palawan province, captured a 4.57-meter (15-foot) long saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on Wednesday night after it attacked a villager in Barangay Sumbiling. Jovic Fabello, spokesperson ... -
Revisiting the country's first crocodile farm
(Manila Bulletin,March 19, 2015 , on page B-9)If there’s one more thing Palawan is known for aside from its tourist attractions like the secret lagoons, the white sand island coves of El Nido, the cleanest Kayangan Lake of Coron, and the extraordinary Puerto Princesa ... -
Saving the Philippine crocodile: The rarest crocodile species in the world
(BusinessMirror,May 2, 2021 , on page A7)The efforts to save the Philippine crocodile, also known as Mindoro crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)—the rarest and the most threatened crocodile species in the world—are slowly paying off and offering renewed hope for ... -
'Spectacular' PH wildlife fascinates NatGeo host
(Manila Bulletin,June 15, 2013 , on page 5-6)He has been to 70 countries looking for "dangerous" wildlife liaisons for the last 20 years. Dr. Brady Barr, a National Geographic (NatGeo) Channel Asia TV host and ambassador, had been face-to-face with the wildest and ... -
Where there are crocs, there will always be fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 17, 2013 , on page A1-A15)"They look like dinosaurs!" I screamed, gaping at live crocodiles for the first time with my brother, Jaypee. This was Manila Zoo in the 1900s and to pint-sized kids, 14-foot crocodiles seemed giant, ancient and utterly ... -
Young crocodile captured at Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi
(Manila Bulletin,December 17, 2020 , on page 6)A young saltwater crocodile was captured along the coast of Turtle islands in Tawi-Tawi by local residents who failed to catch the elder crocodile after it swam into the deepest portion of the sea. Turtle Island municipal ...