In December 2004, the worst tsunami in recorded history devastated the region encircling the Indian Ocean, killing more than 200,000 people in 14 countries. One year later, researchers showed that mangrove forests confer protection from the sea: They reduced the energy of the tsunami waves, protecting villages near them from major damage. Since then, initiatives […]
Scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP) were left excited by the first-ever sighting of an Irrawaddy dolphin off the shore of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, yet they were concerned over the possibility of biodiversity under threat.
Calab’ was a healthy subadult female Irrawaddy dolphin
Agriculture and food production across the world share an intricate relationship with both their immediate environment and larger factors like climate change. In August, Mongabay released videos about food that’s become invasive and food sources affected by outside elements, among other environmental news. While invasive and disruptive, but also edible and tasty, blue crabs are […]
PALAWAN, Philippines In the middle of the brackish water of Malampaya Sound in the Philippines’ Palawan province, Panchito Calamare stands on an outrigger fishing boat one drizzling May morning, slowly pulling in his crab line and removing one by one the day’s haul. When he returns home, he hands over the crabs to his […]
Rare Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Camarines Sur, Philippines. On Tuesday, an Irrawaddy dolphin that had died was discovered along the beach in Barangay Bonot, Calabanga town, Camarines Sur province.