Roxas, Palawan, Philippines. After four months in captivity, the first of 18 Honk Kong confiscated and repatriated turtles were released on June 11, 2012 in Barangay Dumarao, Roxas. The ceremony was well attended by Barangay and Purok Officials, the Municipal Mayor, representatives from the Office of the Vice Governor, CENRO Roxas, PCSDS Roxas and PPC,…

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY – Nearly 70,000 signatures here and abroad have been gathered petitioning the Chair of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, Gov. Abraham Kahlil Mitra, to revert its decision against the proposal of the construction and operation of the DMCI coal power plant in Panacan, Narra, Palawan, Philippines. Most of the signatories are…

December 10, 2008, PCCP @ 10! (Puerto Princesa City, Palawan) – The Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program (PCCP) celebrates its 10th year anniversary by honoring its wildlife wardens and local partners for the tenfold increase of wild Philippine cockatoos residents on Rasa Island, Narra, Palawan! On December 12, 2008, 33 wildlife wardens belonging to three tribal…

“Palawan’s forest is an example of a forest reforested for free by fruit-eating animals. Its diverse wildlife particularly the frugivores (animals feeding on fruits) lead to the high activity of seed dispersal resulting to diverse forests”, explains Peter Widmann, conservation biologist and Vice President of Katala Foundation (KF). The Katala Foundation launched an exhibit called…