Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "animal welfare"
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BFAR cites Ocean Adventure
(BusinessWorld,April 22, 2013 , on page S4/4)Ocean Adventure is being recognized specifically for its central role in "the Development of a Marine Mammal Stranding response capability through the conduct of Marine Mammal (Cetacean) Stranding Workshops to BFAR ... -
Davao Crocodile Park now a SEAZA member
(BusinessWorld,November 15, 2018 , on page S1/10)The Davao Crocodile Park is now operating under the Southeast Asian Zoo Association (SEAZA) standards following its recent membership to the group composed of around 90 conservatories and zoos in the region. “We aim for ... -
A dead whale’s wake-up call
(BusinessWorld,May 23, 2017 , on page S2/1)In the morning of May 11, a massive blue whale was found washed ashore on Sea Side Beach Resort in Naic, Cavite. Discovered by local fishermen, this 15m x 3m blue whale, which looked to be in the late stages of decomposition, ... -
Dolphin slaughter
(BusinessWorld,January 24, 2014 , on page S3/9)More dolphins are being driven towards the cove ready for slaughter, campaigners say Jan. 22, after bloody killings that were hidden from view behind large tarpaulin sheets. Some of the prettier animals are removed and ... -
Fishing for abandoned nets in Greece
(BusinessWorld,May 31, 2019 , on page S2/6)Greek and Dutch divers have removed two tons of discarded plastic fishing nets from the seabed in northern Greece, where they posed a risk to local marine life, including a rare endangered species of Mediterranean seahorse. ... -
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste problem
(BusinessWorld,June 18, 2019 , on page S2/6)Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of marine plastic waste on a global scale, the Japanese government said after hosting the two-day ... -
Locals, biologists face off over whale shark feeding
(BusinessWorld,March 14, 2013 , on page S1/11)Tan-awan, in the southern Philippines island of Cebu, used to be a sleepy village that never saw tourists unless they were lost or in transit. Yet now they flock there by the hundreds - to swim with whale sharks, the world’s ... -
Regulated whale shark-watching policy put on hold
(BusinessWorld,November 22, 2018 , on page S1/10)The implementation of the new rules and regulations for whale shark-watching in Oslob, Cebu has been put on hold after local tourism workers and operators complained that the policy favors city-based tour guides. Cebu Vice ... -
Samal coral reefs under threat from crown-of-thorns starfish
(BusinessWorld,October 9, 2015 , on page 4/S3)It starts out looking like a normal five-pointed star, but the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eventually develops more arms, swells up to one meter in diameter, grows thorns, and preys on corals. This ... -
Sarangani Bay playground
(BusinessWorld,February 9, 2021 , on page S1/10)Whales and dolphins were spotted in Sarangani Bay, a declared protected seascape, last week during the monthly marine mammal monitoring activities led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Region ... -
Stranded
(BusinessWorld,February 13, 2017 , on page S1/10)Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic on February 12 that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures died after being stranded ashore. New Zealand conservation authorities ... -
Thailand turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis
(BusinessWorld,June 13, 2018 , on page S2/6)Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicized death of a whale ... -
Whale shark count in Bicol up by 19
(BusinessWorld,August 31, 2020 , on page S1/12)The number of whale sharks in Bicol’s protected seascape is up to 69 since the start of the year after 19 new individuals were spotted in addition to 50 identified as returning, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines ... -
Whales in the wild: rare gem amid Thailand mass tourism
(BusinessWorld,December 16, 2016 , on page S3/6)Piercing the water’s surface with its almond-shaped mouth, a giant Bryde’s whale opens wide for one, two, three seconds, gulping in anchovies as a boatload of awed tourists look on in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s a rare ...