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Destruction of seized elephant tusks opposed
A party-list lawmaker wants the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to stop its decision to destroy seized elephant ivory tusks, amounting to P420 million, saying these items could be...
View ArticleGiant wanderers
We had elephants almost a million years ago. They roamed the Philippines, together with other large animals like the rhinoceros and stegodon. They resemble the elephants found today in neighboring...
View ArticleKeep wildlife in wild, not in homes–Paje
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje on Sunday appealed to the public not to take wildlife out of their natural habitats in order to keep them as pets.
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Manila Zoo not remiss in care for elephant, says PAWB exec
The recommendations of an elephant expert sent by Thailand to examine Mali, Manila Zoo's resident elephant, will weigh heavily on the government's decision whether to keep her or ship her to a...
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Another rescued tarsier dies
Another tarsier that was found in Quezon City and rescued by the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) has died.
View ArticleFat Malaysian orangutan put on diet
An obese orangutan has been put on a strict diet by Malaysian wildlife authorities after two decades of gorging on junk food handed out by tourists, a report said Friday.
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5 Indonesians trapped up tree by snarling tigers
Five Indonesian men remained trapped up a tree Sunday three days after being chased into its branches by Sumatran tigers that also mauled their friend to death, police said.
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Candaba wild birds hunted despite ban
Despite a ban, bird hunting has resumed in the globally important habitat of migratory waterfowls in Candaba town, Pampanga province, a volunteer reported on Sunday.
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Indonesians rescued after days trapped in tree by tigers
A group of Indonesian men who spent four days trapped up a tree by Sumatran tigers were rescued Monday when wildlife experts induced the snarling creatures to leave, police said.
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Borneo orangutan dies at Indonesian ‘death zoo’
An endangered Borneo orangutan has died at an Indonesian zoo notorious for the death of hundreds of animals in recent years, it was announced Thursday.
View Article16 years jail for poisoning elephants
Three poachers convicted of the cyanide poisoning of water holes that killed 81 elephants in a northwestern nature park to collect ivory have been sentenced to up to 16 years in jail, Zimbabwean court...
View ArticleRescued PH eagle released into wild found shot dead
Barely two months after he was released back into the wild, Minalwang, a Philippine Eagle nursed back to health over the past two years by wildlife authorities, was found dead in the forest of Mt....
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PH eagle shot dead after attacking pet dog in Misamis Oriental—PAWB
Wildlife authorities confirmed on Wednesday, that two bullets killed Minalwang, the Philippine eagle that was freed in the wilds last August after two years of rehabilitation.
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Extinct ‘Godzilla’ platypus found in Australia
A giant extinct species of the platypus with powerful teeth has been discovered in Australia, with a scientist on Tuesday describing the duck-billed water animal as a Godzilla-like monster.
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Farmer saves wounded Philippine Eagle in North Cotabato
Personnel from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in North Cotabato took over the care on Thursday of a wounded Philippine Eagle, which was turned over by a farmer who had...
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Group believes Yolanda failed to dent PH eagle population
Almost a month since Supertyphoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) rampaged across the provinces in the Visayas, little has been heard about the status of the country's national bird, the...
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Whale sharks come back to Donsol, draw back tourists — WWF Philippines
Whale sharks are making a comeback in the tourist town of Donsol but it seems their schedule may have changed. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines on Thursday reported an unusual rise in...
View ArticleWildlife bureau to probe dugong’s death on seaweed farm
Wildlife officials are to investigate the death of a dugong found trapped on a seaweed farm in Busuanga, Palawan early this month.
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Dugong rescued in Quezon town
A dugong stranded in shallow waters off Infanta in Quezon has been rescued by wildlife authorities and will be released when the seas have calmed, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
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Biodiversity bureau fights to save rescued sea cow in next 6 weeks
The baby dugong rescued in Infanta town in Quezon won't be released back to the wild anytime soon as wildlife authorities have judged its chances of survival to be slim without its mother.
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