While preparing an adventure to Agusan Marsh, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, scientist emerita and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation under the US-based Pew Environment Group, sent me this text: "You'll be enchanted by the wildlife, the swamp forests and the numerous shallow lakes and ponds. The Marsh is lovely beyond any signing of it," she said, paraphrasing Alan Paton in Cry, The Beloved Country. To get to the Marsh from Butuan City, we spent one and a half hours by jeep to Talacogon, three hours by pump boat from Talacogon to Gibong, and one half hour by banca to the Marsh.

Agatep, C. A. (2010, September 23). Agusan Marsh's natural beauty. Manila Bulletin, p. B-10.