Browsing Panay News by Subject "animal welfare"

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    • 120 captured sea turtles found in swamp 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, February 1, 2014, on page 11)
      Philippine police said Friday, January 31, they rescued 120 protected sea turtles found hidden in a pen inside a mangrove swamp, apparently intended for sale to foreign traders. It is just the latest case of sea turtles ...

    • 3 turtle weaklings released in Boracay 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, June 6, 2019, on page 9)
      Three turtle weaklings under rehabilitation were recently released off the shores in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. The local government returned two Olive Ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) and one Hawksbill (Eretmochelys ...

    • 5 reasons not to swim with whale sharks in Oslob 

      (Panay News, June 3, 2016, on page B7-B8)
      The whale shark interaction in Oslob has been controversial since it started. Many people wrongly believe that there are no negative impacts to the whale shark interaction, and may even say that it helps in their conversation. ...

    • 6 rehabbed sea turtles released 

      Nepomuceno, Jezza (Panay News, December 10, 2010, on page 1-12)
      The Marine Sanctuary, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center island province has released six sea turtles to the sea near the coastal Brgy. Lawi, Jordan town. Released were two of each species green turtle, hawkbill and olive ...

    • 81 'pawikan' hatchlings released 

      Allada, Anthony (Panay News, January 14, 2014, on page 7)
      A total of 81 healthy pawikan (sea turtle) hatchlings were released on the shores of the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Matina here recently. The caretaker Rodolfo M. Manib Sr. noticed three hatchlings at around ...

    • Addressing the plastic problem 

      Angara, Sonny (Panay News, September 13, 2019, on page 10-14)
      The problem with plastic materials is that many of them last forever. While some types are considered biodegradable, many require industrial-level processes to be recycled or broken down to harmless materials. Plastics ...

    • Along comes…‘The Iloilo Nature Conservation Society’ 

      Buenaflor, Luis Jr (Panay News, April 9, 2018, on page 8-14)
      Tuesday last week, April 3 to be exact, moi was “hijacked” by good friend and “brother”, international designer Edgardo Lopez Suelo, to attend with him a meeting/forum of stakeholders concerned with the ongoing construction ...

    • Baby sea turtles released off San Jose shores 

      (Panay News, September 30, 2017, on page 2-14)
      Sixty-five green sea turtle (Cheloniamydas) hatchlings and three juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricate) were recently released on the shores of Barangay Madrangca of this capital town. Being in a province with ...

    • Ban sale of sharks, stingrays in markets in Cebu City - exec 

      (Panay News, April 18, 2016, on page 6)
      Dr. Alice Utlang, chief of the city’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF), said they conducted inspections in the Pasil Public Market and found out that sharks and stingrays were still sold there. But ...

    • Boracay, the new turtle haven 

      PN (Panay News, January 18, 2020, on page 1)
      66 Olive Ridley hatchlings were released back to their home on early morning of Jan. 10, 2020. This was after the 65 days of their incubation period. The eggs were found last Nov. 5, 2019 in front of Movenpick Resort & Spa ...

    • Canada 1st G20 country to ban shark fin trade 

      BBC (Panay News, June 23, 2019, on page 11)
      The country is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, though shark finning in the domestic fishery has been illegal since 1994. The shark fin trade is believed to have contributed to the precarious status of many ...

    • Country's first shark, ray sanctuary established 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, July 8, 2015, on page 6)
      The Cebu provincial government strengthened its commitment to protect shark and ray species by establishing the country's first shark and ray sanctuary located off Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town. This welcome ...

    • Dead sea cow found in Tibiao 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, November 1, 2015, on page 2-15)
      A dead sea cow was found a few meters off the shore of Barangay Malabor here. Also known as dugong, it was eight-foot long and weighed 350 kilograms. It had about 4-inch cuts in its belly and flippers. The dugong is a ...

    • DENR rescues, releases Guimaras marine turtles 

      PN (Panay News, October 14, 2012, on page 7)
      Two marine turtles kept as pets in Sition Lusay, Brgy. Lawi, Jordan town have been rescued and eventually returned back to their natural habitat. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) identified the ...

    • Dolphin rescued in Boracay 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Panay News, February 7, 2023, on page 4-11)
      A stranded sub-adult male Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostis) was rescued in the waters of Barangay Yapak here. The marine mammal measured about 1.7 meters in length and weighed around 40 kilograms.

    • Dolphin washed ashore dies 

      Checa, Stephen Louie (Panay News, August 24, 2015, on page 5)
      A young spinner dolphin found in the shoreline between Sitio Igbangto, Mabasa, Patnongon town and Zaragoza, Bugasong town Friday morning last week died 3 a. m. the following day. According to Paolo Magabilin of the Bugasong ...

    • Endangered Hawksbill, Green sea turtles released to the ocean 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, August 26, 2021, on page 9-14)
      Turtles are important reptiles in the marine ecosystem. They help maintain healthy sea grass beds and coral reefs that benefit commercial species such as shrimps, lobsters and tunas. Rescuing marine turtles is conserving ...

    • Endangered sea cow rescued 

      Gobuyan, Neonita A. (Panay News, October 3, 2003, on page 1-10)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) currently serves as temporary home to a rescued baby dugong (sea cow), an endangered and only herbivorous sea mammal in the world. The baby dugong was captured in ...

    • Endangered turtle finds new home 

      PN (Panay News, April 4, 2005, on page 12-22)
      Manang Leonor Daquila-Gelito was misty-eyed when "Uriel" was taken out of his one and a half square meter pond in Brgy. Manoc-Manoc, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. Uriel, a nine year old endangered hawksbill turtle, was to ...

    • Green turtles rescued in Tibiao 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, January 24, 2023, on page 4)
      Three green sea turtles stranded in the coastal area of Barangay San Isidro, Tibiao, Antique were rescued. The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and ...