Browsing The Daily Guardian by Subject "marine mammals"

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    • Here be Dugongs 

      Yan, Gregg (The Daily Guardian, June 11, 2018, on page 6-7)
      With underwater photographer Danny Ocampo and expert guides from the Tagbanua tribe, we’re finally hoping for some downtime with a dugong. Dugongs are legendary sea creatures, having inspired lonely seamen’s ‘sightings’ ...

    • Marine life thrives near Gigantes Island 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, February 7, 2019, on page 3-14)
      Large fishes have been spotted near the shore of Carles in Iloilo province's Gigantes Island based on testimonies of local fishers, as gathered by a team sent by the local government unit to probe the stranding incident ...

    • Negrenses urged to report sightings of Irrawaddy dolphin 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, January 17, 2019, on page 6-14)
      Residents of Negros Occidental were encouraged to report sightings of the Irrawaddy dolphin to protect the population of the endangered species. The call was made by the Center for Research and Engagement of the University ...

    • Students to help protect sea cows 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 16, 2017, on page B7)
      Dugongs, also known as “sea cows” once grazed in the thousands on the seabed off the Philippines. In order to raise awareness on the conservation and protection of Dugong (Dugong dugon), an awareness campaign was conducted ...

    • Students vow to protect sea cows 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, September 27, 2018, on page 13)
      The Philippines have thousands of species that are undeniably incredible, including the largest and only sea-living mammal which grazes on seagrass, the Dugong (Dugong dugon). Presently, we have seen the number of dugong ...

    • Whale washes up in northern Iloilo town 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, February 6, 2019, on page 2)
      The remains of a 10.48-meter male Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) washed up in the shores of Barangay Gabi, Gigantes Sur Island in Carles, Iloilo on February 4, 2019. According to a report from the Fisheries and Aquatic ...