Sea turtle returns to find nesting beach turned into airport

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 10:27:57 +0000

Sea turtle returns to find nesting beach turned into airport

In Maldives, a female sea turtle’s homecoming wasn’t at all welcoming. The beach where it was born is now an airport.

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Time running out for Taal Lake’s ‘tawilis’?

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2019 21:32:56 +0000

Time running out for Taal Lake’s ‘tawilis’?

“Tawilis,” the world’s only freshwater sardine, is a delicacy once considered the “poor man’s fish” and a household staple in the communities around Taal Lake.

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Tawilis now on endangered species list

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:08:02 +0000

Tawilis now on endangered species list

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, as endangered.

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Tawilis now on the list of endangered species

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:08:02 +0000

Tawilis now on the list of endangered species

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, as endangered.

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Rare migratory birds sighted flying over Pampanga islet

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:24:04 +0000

Rare migratory birds sighted flying over Pampanga islet

Three globally endangered black-faced spoonbills (Platalea minor) were seen flying over Bangkung Malapad islet in Sasmuan town, Pampanga province, on Jan. 12, more than 100 years after its last recorded sighting in Manila Bay. The bird species is a rare migrant in the Philippines, which is within its confirmed wintering range along with coastal areas […]

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