Category Feature stories

15 Nov

The Story of Ada – Siquijor Hawk Owl

This is the story of Ada, the owl from the mystical island of Siquijor. A rescued bird that made its way back to the wild with the help fo Ody Lalim and her family...

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15 Nov

How Pilareneos saved endangered wildlife

In an isolated lowland forest in the town of Pilar in Western Visayas survives a large bird that sounds like a bleating goat. This is the Rufous-headed hornbill...

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18 Jan

Restore Forests For Wildlife And People

A lot of tree planting activities rarely focus on bringing an entire forest back to life or extend the habitats of endangered species. Restoring a forest landscape that will...

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12 Jul

Increasing hornbill count in Negros

In what could be an interesting development, the Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Inc. (PhilBio) reported the increasing number...

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10 Jul

Unearthing Tabon <br> Facts

In a remote island in Sulu Sea lies a nesting field of the Tabon Scrubfowl. Tabon is a local name given to a large, ground-dwelling bird that has huge (mega) feet (pode)...

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4 Jun

Citizen Scientists Count Endangered Black Shama

Filipinos can do more than merely trek and camp in the forests – they can help count birds too, all for a good cause. Twice a year, the Sil...

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2 Jun

Hope for Sulu <br> Hornbill (Tawsi)

In the southernmost part of the Philippines are clusters of smaller islands recognized as global biodiversity hotspots: Sulu and Tawi-Tawi arch...

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2 Jun

Making Scientists Out of Filipino Citizens

Six hundred forty-seven Citizen Scientists joined the Synchronized Bio-monitoring and Hornbill Count from March 2017 to December 2019 in four...

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30 May

Wildlife Quiz Bowl Journey

Brynx Junil Alegarbes represented his Alma Mater, Negros Occidental High School, in the annual Negros Occidental Wildlife Quiz Bowl from 2016 - 2...

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