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Archive for July, 2007

Floods, coasts, and mangrove forests

Posted in Climate Change, Ecosystems, Forests, Mangroves on July 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »

I have been away for almost a total of 8 months from home. And it seems that anywhere I go there are always comments about the weather – particularly how much it has changed. I have never experienced the hottest summer here in the Philippines. I heard and read that it reached 36° C to [...]

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Beautification does not equal Conservation

Posted in Advocacy, Current Events, Policy on July 19, 2007 | 6 Comments »

I wish I could take credit for the title of this post but, it was actually wildlifemayie’s reaction when I told her yesterday who the new Department of Environment and Natural Resources chief was.
In case you don’t read the papers, its in all the headlines. The new DENR head is former Manila Mayor Lito [...]

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More adorable than Ratatouille

Posted in Mammals, Species on July 16, 2007 | 13 Comments »

The Philippines, a small country comprising of 7,107 islands, is home to six species of really large rodents called cloud rats—a name coined to these interesting creatures because of the ash-colored fur of a certain species from Luzon, and also because of their nature of going way up tall, hollow trees. Cloud rats are nocturnal [...]

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The unknown majestic birdwing of Palawan

Posted in Advocacy, Butterflies, Communities, Habitats, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Threats on July 13, 2007 | 13 Comments »

My family-run, home-based travel agency’s name is TROJANA World Travel. I love butterflies, so I named the agency after the magnificent birdwing butterfly, the Trogonoptera trojana, found only in Palawan and nowhere else in the world.

After ten years of existence, I have noticed that my agency’s name still has a poor recall among my regular [...]

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Good news, bad news

Posted in Advocacy, Birds, Current Events, Illegal Wildlife Trade on July 11, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Several newspapers yesterday featured photos of exotic birds intercepted by authorities in Davao City. The Philippine Daily Inquirer showed photos of a cageful of sulfur crested cockatoos and one black palm cockatoo, while Manila Standard Today and The Daily Tribune featured photos of rainbow lorikeets (scanned photo from Manila Standard below, please correct me [...]

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