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A Planet in Peril

Posted in Climate Change, Communities, Extinction, Habitats, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Media on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

“It’s one of the most important news stories of our time, and it’s breaking right now.”
Go around the world with CNN as CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Animal Planet host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin take viewers to four continents and 13 countries, investigating stories of environmental change and [...]

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Negros Bleeding-heart also threatened with extinction

Posted in Birds, Extinction, Protected Areas, Species, Threats on August 20, 2007 | 18 Comments »

Figure 1. The Negros Bleeding-heart.
Aside from the elusive Negros Fruit dove (Ptilinopus arcanus), which has not been sighted since its first discovery in 1953, another species bearing the name Negros on its common name is a facing severe threat of extinction in the wild, and this is the Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi). This [...]

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A plea for the dolphins

Posted in Advocacy, Current Events, Ecosystems, Ecotourism, Initiatives, Mining, Policy, Threats on August 2, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Last year, we at Dumaguete and its surrounding Municipalities heard about plans to conduct oil explorations in Tañon Strait. For those who have not heard about this important piece of Philippine treasure, this area follows dolphin and whale migration routes. Bais City’s famous dophin and whale watching tours depend on this relatively small [...]

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The unknown majestic birdwing of Palawan

Posted in Advocacy, Butterflies, Communities, Habitats, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Threats on July 13, 2007 | 14 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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