Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Scientific Name "Siebenrockiella leytensis"

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    • 4,200 turtles seized in warehouse 

      Anda, Redempto; Antonio, Rafael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2015, on page A12)
      Authorities in Palawan confiscated on Thursday a shipment of 4,200 critically endangered forest turtles that are believed to be destined for the Chinese black market with an estimated value of around P18 million. The ...

    • Group sets off alarm over forest turtle trade 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2020, on page A4)
      A wildlife trade monitoring network has sounded the alarm on the massive illicit trading of the Philippine forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), previously thought to be extinct until rediscovered by scientists in ...

    • 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 ...