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With its lush forest areas that provide a natural habitat for a diverse collection of birdlife, Subic Bay is considered one of the best birding sites in the Philippines. Young wildlife photographer Vinz Pascua offers a comprehensive exploration of the diverse avian ...

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 ...

Ah yes, another viral internet animal to claim as our own. It's one of social media's most precious longstanding traditions. Every month, we find a new cute thing to crown and amplify, that latest obsession to take the edge off ...

This is my strangest wildlife adventure yet. Through the years, I've searched for various rare animals-forest elephants in Borneo, tamaraw in the Philippines, lions in Africa, Komodo dragons in Indonesia. Today, we're on the trail of an animal that ...

With the Philippines having more than 7,000 islands, it doesn't come as a surprise that our archipelago is home to a diverse flora and fauna. In fact, BirdLife International ranks our archipelago as the 55th country with the most number ...

A drone operated by the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) monitoring office recently spotted four dugongs or sea cows-three adults and a cub-off the coast of Barangay Cablalan in Glan, Sarangani Province. Locally-based conservationists said the dugongs were looking ...

The taxidermied specimen of Geothermica, or Geo, the Philippine Eagle, was unveiled at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Manila last June 5, World Environment Day. The event commemorated Geo's contribution as a conservation ambassador and also served as ...

In his 2015 article "Green-Faced Parrotfinch Explosion in Letran Bataan," Fr. Oscar Novem Enjaynes, fondly called Father Auckhs, wrote in eBON, the official newsletter of the Wild Birds Club of the Philippines (WBCP):"But there is this one recurring question that ...

We have just returned from the recently concluded 1st Vietnam Bird Race, organized by Vietnamese ornithologist Nguyen Hoai Bao. He also heads the Vietnam Wildlife Photography Club, Wildtour Co. Ltd, and the Wild Bird Hotel, entities behind this exciting event.Twenty teams ...

For centuries, scientists have been classifying the incredible variety of life on our planet. Yet, despite this long history of research, a surprisingly small fraction of Earth's species has been documented, with the vast unknown still awaiting discovery.Within this context ...

Do you know another bird on the Philippine currency besides the majestic Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) that's featured on the 1000-peso bill?In case you haven't noticed, the reverse side of the 500-peso bill also features a bird- ...

Manila is an international city, and that doesn't only apply to its human inhabitants. The Pasig River is home to a population of South American catfish, or the so-called "janitor fish." How can this fish thrive in a rather polluted ...

During a series of night surveys conducted in July, researchers from the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College (UPVTC) came across an unusual sight. A Philippine tarsier was found in a local Tacloban City forest, which makes this the first official ...