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Growing to about the size of a volleyball, the snail resembles an ancient classic Greek helmet. While helmet snails are protected under Philippine law, sadly, it’s still seen on wet markets and as decoration in restaurants and resorts.
There is an imposing mollusk that roams the coastal oceans of the Philippines: the helmet snail, or Cassis cornuta. Growing to about the size of a volleyball, this snail resembles an ancient classic Greek helmet-hence the name. Even though the creature ...
The UP-Marine Science Institute is establishing the country's first coral larvae cryobank facility.
Somewhere between the Pacific and Indian Oceans lies a roughly triangular area spanning 5.7 million square kilometers that is home to at least 500 species of reef-building corals. Considering the significant role of corals in the ecosystem, this area-aptly ...
A Chinese vessel allegedly dropped anchor and damaged 465 square meters of coral reef in Manila's waters.
The Philippine government is asking China to pay P11.1 million over coral damage supposedly caused by one of Beijing's coast guard ships near Thitu island, locally known as Pag-Asa Island.The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development suggested pursuing a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rising ocean temperatures are turning colorful corals white and we should all be worried.
Coral reefs are among the natural wonders that rightfully inspire pride in Filipinos and draw thousands of visitors to the island nation every year. There are indeed fantastic coral reefs to be seen in the archipelago. Small coral gobies living on a ...
The Ocean Health Index ranked the Philippines 214th out of 220 countries.
When we ask a foreigner what about the Philippines it loves, we'd probably get answers like how rich our marine diversity is or how beautiful the waters in Coron or Boracay can be.While the Philippines consistently ranks among one of ...
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