The story of Ivy, Lito: ‘Straight’ males do exist, may help save threatened...
by RD Dianala
WILL Ivy someday become Ivan?
Researchers have been monitoring Ivy since 2015 to gain a better understanding
of how her gender as a giant...
100 mangroves for 100 years of Zonta Zonta Club of Iloilo City II celebrates...
STRONG and
empowered women of Zonta Club of Iloilo City II planted one hundred mangroves
to mark Zonta International’s 100th anniversary.
Zonta Centennial
Walk, the six-kilometer walk...
Denmark buys last circus elephants so they can retire
The government in Denmark has bought four elephants from Danish circuses in order to give them a proper retirement.
The elephants, who are called Ramboline,...
Thai marine biologist pleads for dugong conservation plan
BANGKOK
- A top marine
biologist has urged Thailand’s government to speed up conservation plans for
the dugong, an imperiled sea mammal, after their death toll for...
DENR seeks P3B for for key programs
SECRETARY Roy Cimatu expressed hope the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would receive the P3.036
billion additional funding it needed to bankroll three crucial...
DENR urges public to stop throwing trash in waterways
THE Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) urged the public to stop throwing trash into waterways
to address the growing problem of marine pollution.
The appeal...
Scientists tear Caribbean reefs to stop spread of new disease
OFF
the coast of St. Thomas in the United States’ (US) Virgin Islands, a group of
scientists is tearing a reef apart in an attempt to...
Un-hurting Mother Nature
THE Philippines is one of the
biggest ocean polluter of plastic. This has been reported over and over but to
no avail, we are still one...
Indonesia haze: Why do forests keep burning?
ALMOST every year, a smoky haze
blankets the South East Asian region - signaling the return of forest fires in
Indonesia.
For many in this region,...
How trees defend us
IT is common knowledge that planting
trees tackles the causes of climate change by absorbing carbon emissions. Less
known is the fact that forests also treat...