Everybody loves ‘Nemo,’ but who loves a fish that looks like a blade of seagrass? Hopefully more naturalists will, in the future.
Philippine mythology is rich in fantastic creatures and ghosts. While the belief in the factual existence of the White Lady is in retreat these days, there are, in fact, ghosts in the shallow tropical waters around many of the Philippine islands. But ...
A recent study has valuable insights into the diversity of these farm animals.
The Philippines is one of the 18 mega-biodiverse countries in the world, according to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its list of plant and animal species-whether endemic or introduced-is too long that it is home to about two-thirds ...
Two-and-a-half hours by car from Bacolod, or four hours from Dumaguete, Danjugan has no human inhabitants and is a protected sanctuary with at least eight thriving ecosystems: limestone forests, mangroves, caves, lagoons, seagrass beds, white sand beaches, coral reefs, and the open sea.
The Philippines is one of the world's most biodiverse countries. The archipelago's location in the Coral Triangle bestows the Philippine reefs with great marine biodiversity, and the island geography plus the complex geological history of the country gave it unique ...
Beneath their adorable facade lies a delicate reality.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 12 Enforcement Division is filing criminal charges against Mindanao-based vlogger Ryan Parreno and his cousin in connection with their alleged maltreatment of two tarsiers. The vloggers reportedly violated Republic Act 11038 (Philippine ...
A sea snake that doesn't live in the sea, the Taal Lake Sea Snake is one of only two true freshwater sea snakes in the world.
Taal Lake has one of the more peculiar ecosystems known to man. It has once been home to bull sharks and still has a considerable population of Maliputo and Tawilis in it. And even has snakes, a particular species that is among ...
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