ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources region 9 (DENR-9) released 123 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings back to the sea during a ceremony at President Manuel A. Roxas Municipality, Zamboanga del Norte last Thursday, March 31.
Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings make their
The Jose Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape, which President Duterte has expanded to cover 474 hectares, is beset by claims that include foreshores and easements, and based on problematic surveys
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resource (DENR)-Zamboanga Peninsula released Philippine eagle “Godod” back into the wild last January 10 after it was rescued in December 2021. In a release issued by the agency, the female raptor, recovered after being accidentally caught in a
The forests of the Zamboanga Peninsula are among the few remaining identified habitats nationwide of the Philippine eagle – and the rescue of ‘Godod’ shows the richness of the biodiversity in the region, says DENR assistant regional director Ronald Gadot
FREED EAGLE. A female Philippine Eagle, named Godod, takes off from a wooden release platform as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Zamboanga Peninsula together with the Philippine Eagle Foundation released her Monday (Jan. 10, 2022) in an upland village in Godod, Zamboanga del Norte. The eagle was freed back into her natural habitat one month and five days after she accidentally got trapped and captured by a Sunbanen farmer in another village in Godod town. (Photo courtesy of DENR-9) GODOD, Zamboanga del Norte - Onlookers were in a festive mood as officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), assisted by Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) personnel, released a female Philippine Eagle back into the wild here. The eagle, named "Godod," was released around 10:30 a.m. Monday in an upland barangay here, Almario Caabay Jr. of the Provincial Environment and Resources Office (PENRO) said, is located 5,500 meters above sea level. "Usual