Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Author "Yan, Gregg"

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    • How Tagbanua tribesmen protect the 'mermaids' of Palawan 

      Yan, Gregg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2019, on page A16)
      Wearing fins from recycled plastic containers, tough Tagbanua tribesmen have become the protectors of the dugong, those gentle marine mammals that have become prey to poachers in Northern Palawan. The dugong (scientific ...

    • Tubbataha a year after the scarring by US Navy ship 

      Yan, Gregg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2014, on page A1-A12)
      On Jan. 17, 2013, the USS Guardian, a 68-meter-long US Navy warship, entered Tubbataha to accidentally plough into its South Atoll, home to the last 8,000 or so Philippine Black Noddies, which are critically endangered ...

    • Where have our native fish gone? 

      Yan, Gregg (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2021, on page B5)
      According to the Asean Biodiversity Outlook 2, Asean member states have identified 112 invasive alien species affecting forests, agriculture and aquatic ecosystems. “Given that we have all these introduced species already ...

    • Where there are crocs, there will always be fish 

      Yan, Gregg (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 ...