Wildlife conservationists from around the world came together at the Bowery Hotel in New York City to celebrate the winners of the 2015 Sabin Conservation Prizes. The awardees this year are Arturo Muñoz and Claudia Cortez for amphibian conservation, Sabine Schoppe (in the photo above) for turtle conservation, and Maria Cecília M. Kierulff for primate conservation. This…
May 23, 2016, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. A group of local experts from Western Philippines University, DENR, Wild Expeditions Palawan and Katala Foundation assessed the occurrence of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, insects and plants in the breeding habitat of the critically endangered Philippine Cockatoo within the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF). Although the…
Sept. 1, 2015 (Manila, Philippines) – The Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program (PCCP) in Narra, Palawan was chosen one of the ten Galing Pook Awardees in 2015 from 16 finalists all over the Philippines. The award was received by none other than the Municipal Mayor of Narra, Lucena D. Demaala along with her municipal council and…
23 June 2015, Palawan, Philippines – Again, JUNE HAS COME and the KATALA’s chirp is loudly heard again as we celebrated our annual festivals in Narra and Dumaran, Palawan! “Save the Katala, tell the world!”, this year’s theme resounded the walls of the Narra gymnasium on June 26, 2015 as nearly 2,000 students had fun…
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