Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "threatened species"
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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 ... -
405-kg bluefin tuna sold in Tsukiji for $798 per kg
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 6, 2018 , on page A7)A 405-kilogram bluefin tuna has sold for $320,000 in what may really be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current site in downtown Tokyo. The winning bid for the prized but threatened species at the predawn auction was ... -
At Ph meet, more nations sign up to protect dugong
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 24, 2013 , on page A4)Four more countries have joined 21 signatories to an international pact to protect the dugong, the mysterious marine mammal that used to be a constant presence along coastlines around the world, including in the Philippines, ... -
Biggest batch of sea turtles released
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 24, 2017 , on page A17)At least 160 Hawksbill sea turtles had been released to the sea on Tuesday after they were hatched on the coast of Punta Dumalag, Talomo District, a known nesting ground of the turtles. Hawksbill sea turtles are on the red ... -
Bird on brink of extinction flies over Apo Reef park
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 3, 2018 , on page A1-A11)One of the world’s critically endangered seabirds, the Christmas Frigatebird, was spotted for the first time at Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) in Sablayan town in Occidental Mindoro province, the third record of the species ... -
Declare part of PH Rise ‘no take zone,’ Duterte urged
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 16, 2018 , on page A3)Environmental groups on Thursday called on the government to exercise jurisdiction over the Philippine Rise by declaring part of it, the 17,000-hectare Benham Bank, as a “no-take” zone, where fishing and other human activity ... -
Dolphin shows no place for field trips, says solon
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September NaN, 2012 , on page A7)Schools should be more careful about where they take their students on educational field trips and among the places they should avoid are amusement parks that feature dolphins, whales and other marine creatures that are ... -
Duhol matapang,' another Taal Lake resident, threatened by extinction
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 4, 2019 , on page A10)A sea snake seen only in Taal Lake may find itself treading the path to extinction, like the “tawilis,” unless actions are taken to address its dwindling population, conservationists said. Since 2009, the “duhol matapang” ... -
Endangered bamboo sharks given helping hand in Gulf of Thailand
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 9, 2021 , on page A13)In the Gulf of Thailand, fisheries researchers use a guideline to scuba dive to the ocean floor where they release baskets full of young bamboo sharks. The small, slow-moving, bottom-dwelling sharks with striped bodies and ... -
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 ... -
Island may offer clues to coral reefs' survival
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 18, 2017 , on page A4)The key to the survival of the world’s threatened coral reefs may lie in the waters surrounding a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan, scientists say. The seabed of Shikine island is a “living laboratory” for ... -
It’s official: ‘Butanding’ an endangered species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 17, 2016 , on page A1-A14)There’s bad news for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an iconic marine animal frequently spotted in Philippine waters and known locally as butanding. Now listed as “endangered” on the International Union for Conservation ... -
Living Planet Report: WWF paints dire picture for survival of the species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 5, 2016 , on page A8-A9)Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone— fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals—have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetites and activity, according to a grim study released on Thursday. Swathes of ... -
New wildlife traders rise in Facebook hubs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 20, 2019 , on page A1-A6)In the Philippines, transactions involving endangered and threatened species do not even have to lurk in the underbelly of the internet: On Facebook, where 65 million Filipinos are active users, the illegal trade in wildlife ... -
Our big surprise in Tubbataha-diving with Destiny
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 2, 2016 , on page F1-F2)It was a quintessential Tubbataha dive—volatile currents, tons of fish, and a big surprise. We were at Seafan Alley on Tubbataha’s North Atoll, making our way back to the shallows after some 40 minutes of spotting slender ... -
Saving turtles by saving their nesting sites
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 5, 2018 , on page A6)One of the most fascinating facts about sea turtles is that they have unusually sharp memories, according to experts. So they would return again and again to the place where turtles hundreds of years before them hatched ... -
Scientists find threatened dolphin species in Negros
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 7, 2010 , on page A15)A team of scientists has found the presence of one of the rarest and most threatened species of dolphins in the coastal waters of Bago City and Pulupandan. Dr. Louella Dolar, who heads a team of scientists documenting the ... -
Scientists urge culture of endangered species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 18, 2005 , on page A21)Iloilo City - Scientists from Southeast Asia and Japan are calling to intensified efforts to increase the stocks of threatened marine species to counter threats to food security in the region. They made the appeal on Friday ... -
Sea cows stricken off endangered list in US
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 1, 2017 , on page A13)Washington - Manatees were taken off the US interior department’s list of endangered species on Thursday and reclassified as threatened, a move condemned by conservationists who said it weakened protections for the giant ... -
Slaughtered endangered species seized
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 26, 2012 , on page A11)Some P10 million-worth of slaughtered and sun-dried marine products declared as endangered species by the government, including manta rays and stingrays, were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a press briefing ...