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    Saving the mysterious sea cows
    Mayuga, Jonathan (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2022-04-24)
    Known locally as “dugong” (Dugong dugon), this sea cow is a large, charismatic and gentle creature of the sea that is rarely seen nowadays in coastal and marine areas where they used to thrive. Shy as it is, very little is known about this very elusive marine mammal—its population and distribution, how and where it breeds or congregates, or where and how it raise its young. Fortunately, as a species, dugong is surviving the numerous human-induced threats, unlike its cousin, the Steller’s sea cow that lived off the coast of western North America, which became extinct in the 18th century mainly due to hunting.
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    World Migratory Bird Day 2021: Understanding the vanishing migratory birds
    Mayuga, Jonathan L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2021-10-31)
    Birds travel thousands of kilometers across oceans and continents to escape the cold winter and move to warmer areas in search of food for survival and to breed. In the Philippines, this natural phenomenon happens between the months of September to April when flocks of birds start arriving in September. They find a suitable place to feed and roost, and leave in March or April the following year to return to their place of origin when the temperature becomes tolerable.
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    Guiguinto River crocodile captured
    Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2022-07-18)
    A crocodile roaming free in Guiguinto River was captured by residents on Sunday afternoon. Guiguinto Mayor Paula Agatha "Agay" Cruz confirmed that the crocodile was captured around 2 p.m. along the riverbank in Sitio Tabon, Barangay Malis in this town. She said the crocodile, which is more than four feet in length, was turned over to the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
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    Boracay's restored wetland transferred to DENR, LGU
    Abad, Roderick L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2022-06-25)
    Timely to the celebration of Environment Month this June, the Aboitiz Group has turned over the rehabilitated Wetland No. 4 to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as part of its commitment to preserve and protect biodiversity and surroundings on Boracay Island. Now known as the Balabag Wetland Park, the one-hectare lagoon area in Barangay Balabag has been transformed into a linear urban park. “The Aboitiz Group’s contribution to Boracay’s rehabilitation is part of our commitment to co-create safe, empowered, and sustainable communities. As sustainability is a major part of our Great Transformation into the Philippines’ first techglomerate, we will continue to do our part to uplift and bring focus to environmentally and socially impactful initiatives for all our stakeholders,” said Sabin M. Aboitiz, president and CEO of Aboitiz Group.
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    Sibugay Coastal Wetlands eyed for Ramsar listing
    Mayuga, Jonathan L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2022-07-03)
    Home to a variety of native and migratory birds, including waterbirds, the Sibugay Coastal Wetlands (SCW) in Zamboanga Peninsula is undeniably a wetland of international importance. With an area of 172,007.25 hectares, this economically important ecosystem is now being pushed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
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    Saving coastal, marine environment through Marine Protected Areas
    Mayuga, Jonathan L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2022-07-31)
    As part of the Plastic Free July, a global movement that amplifies the call for strengthened efforts to solve the global plastic crisis, ocean conservation advocate nongovernment organization, Oceana Philippines, called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to protect marine protected areas against plastic pollution. Environmental lawyer Gloria Estenzo-Ramos, vice president of Oceana Philippines, said the country’s marine ecosystems hold immense potential in the efforts to curb the impact of the global food crisis. But the threat of destruction and losses is becoming more pronounced as plastic waste make their way to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that are supposed to be set aside for conservation in different parts of the country.