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Butanding fashionista SPOTTED, with a SPLASH of color!

William the Whale Shark is the mascot of AteneoBOx, a student organization that supports biodiversity awareness and animal welfare.

Their Ocean’s Week campaign involves community engagement between Ateneo students, faculty, and Bantay Dagat communities in Calatagan, Batangas.

Support Ateneo Biological Organization (BOx) and the Calatagan Reef Patrollers Volunteers for their Ocean’s Week, and beyond!

https://philippinewildlife.art/william-the-whale-shark-for-ateneobox/

#AteneoBOx #Whale shark #Butanding #Wildife puns #Marine #Porpoise

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Another opportunity to learn Filipino Sign Language!

The Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies will be holding FSL classes this May 2024. There is an option to take classes in-person, or completely online.

Registration ends May 3, open to all!

Learn more: To register: https://bit.ly/FSLLP-T3 https://sdeas.benilde.edu.ph/class-schedule/

#FSL #Filipino Sign Language

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Where are you going Sawi?

Sawi the Grey-faced Buzzard visits the Philippines from places as far north as Japan, China, and Russia!

But this is a special trip, because Sawi will be attending the 4th International Summit on Grey-faced Buzzard & Migratory Raptors! Where: Sanchez Mira, Cagayan When: March 23-25, 2024 Learn more here: https://philippinewildlife.art/4th-international-summit-on-grey-faced-buzzard-migratory-raptors/

#Sawi #Grey-faced Buzzard #Butastur indicus

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Happy BALINTONG’S day!

World Pangolin Day is on Feb 17 this year. So why not celebrate our love for the Palawan Pangolin, locally known as Balintong?

Also known as the scaly anteater, the Palawan Pangolin (𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) is one of 8 species of Pangolin in the world. It has a very long tongue that it uses to eat ants and termites. It also uses its scaly “armor” as a defense against predators… and heartbreak!

Keep the love rolling this Balintong’s Day. Free printable greeting card here: https://phwildlifeart.gumroad.com/l/Balintongs-day-card-pangolin-valentines

#Pangolin #balintong #Philippine biodiversity

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Say hello to 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢! It is named after the unique-looking rafflesia flower on its back: 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢. Unlike most Rafflesia flowers, 𝘙. 𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢 has a diaphragm at its center that is lobed, or open with flaps. This rafflesaur likes to think it gives it wings, like its pollinator the fly! Free printable art: https://phwildlifeart.gumroad.com/l/rafflesia-lobata-rafflesaur Free coloring page: https://phwildlifeart.gumroad.com/l/rafflesia-lobata-bulbasaur-printable-art

#Rafflesia lobata #Rafflesaur #ArtPH #Biodiversity #Bulbasaur #Pokemon

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How many waterbirds do you see in this pattern? One is a migratory raptor! 

Every January bird lovers and scientists join the Asian Waterbird Census or AWC. They count waterbirds, or birds “ecologically dependent on wetlands” (Wetlands Int. 2018). Wetlands include coasts, mangroves areas, rivers, lakes, marshes and other similar areas.

Join the count! Recommended dates for counting are January 6 to 21. Forms, guides, and more information can be found at the South Asia Wetlands International website at: bit.ly/awc2024

Or contact your local biologist or bird-lover at Wetlands International Philippines, Haribon Foundation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), or local environment group.

#AWC #Asian waterbird census #Waterbirds #migratory

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Why should you learn Filipino Sign Language?

You will be able to communicate silently while bird watching or doing field research. You will also learn about Deaf culture, and make new friends!

The Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies will be holding FSL classes this January to April 2024. Registration ends this Friday (Jan 12), open to all!

Learn more: https://sdeas.benilde.edu.ph/class-schedule/

Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPHC3PKz3siRdaDr6oRv6RVUbGJM_TF7-YmNlX8Lx5aCOqLQ/viewform

#Filipino sign language #FSL #Deaf awareness

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Say hello to 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘪! Named after the late mammalogist Danilo Balete, 𝘙. 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘪 likes frolicking on rocky slopes! It is a small #Rafflesaur, similar in size to 𝘙. 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢 (which you will meet soon), but it prefers to bloom from the roots of Tetrastigma vines. 𝘙. 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢 is not as shy, blooming higher above the ground for all to see. Reference:

JF Barcelona, et al., 2006. Rafflesia baletei, another new Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from the Philippines. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293754439_Rafflesia_baletei_another_new_Rafflesia_Rafflesiaceae_from_the_Philippines

#Rafflesaur #Rafflesia #Bulbasaur #Pokemon #Danilo Balete #Rafflesia baletei #Philippine biodiversity

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Say hello to Sambong! 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢 is one of 10 medicinal plants recommended by the Department of Health. It has long been used to treat different kinds of issues, including kidney stones! https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/sambong/ (See Sambong tea at @filipinofoodart)

#Sambong #Baybayin #Kidney stones #Uric acid #Blumea balsamifera

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High up in the forests of the Cordillera, a small mammal hugs a mossy branch: the Black-tailed dwarf cloud rat!

Learn more: https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/black-tailed-dwarf-cloud-rat/

#Cloud rats #Baybayin #Philippines #Biodiversity #Mammals #Mice #Mouse #Cordillera

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Take a dive with fish of all sizes, while staying dry! All you need is SEA-gnal!

Jessica Labaja swims with fish big and small, and works with fishers to understand the fish we all love and enjoy. She is Executive Director of Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines or LAMAVE. They are dedicated to the conservation of marine megafauna and their environment in the Philippines and the Southeast Asia region.

Gubataan (gubat + kabataan) is a program that teaches young Filipinos how to be catalysts for change through lessons in nature. Organized by Ashoka PH and Ecology of Changemaking.

Learn more by joining the session online, under or over the water. Thursday, Dec 21, 5pm to 6pm PH time. Register via Zoom: http://bit.ly/GBonfire6

#LAMAVE #Ashoka #Whale shark #Marine conservation #Megafauna #Philippines #Zoom

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Today’s Rafflesaur is a special one, as it is dedicated to the late Dr. Leonard Co, whom it is named after.

Dr. Co knew so much about plants that a digital library was made in his honor. Today, philippineplants.org features photos from almost half of all Philippine plant species. And there are an estimated 10,000 species native to the country!

13 years ago today, on November 15, he was killed in a supposed crossfire in the forests he lived and worked to protect.

R. leonardi is a beautiful Rafflesaur, known for its intelligence, observant behavior, and tendency to pass on knowledge to other Rafflesaurs! It was discovered by Agta community member Sumper Aresta.

Learn more about Dr. Leonard Co at https://bit.ly/leonardco

Erratum: Dr. Leonard Co was killed in Leyte, not in the Sierra Madre. Post updated.

#Rafflesia #Rafflesaur #Leonard Co #R Leonardi #Philippine plants #Pokemon

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What is a cross between a Pokemon Bulbasaur and a Rafflesia flower? A Rafflesaur! 

This species is 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘦, which is a result of a Bulbasaur born on Mt. Balukbok in Nueva Ecija: the only place in the world where 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘦 flowers have been found (Galindon et al., 2016).

Scientists have long known that tetrastigma vines in the forest are the only hosts of Rafflesia flowers. Rafflesia like 𝘙. 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘦 grow inside these vines and eventually reveal their blooming flowers. They are “parasitic” or dependent on tetrastigma vines for survival, but they also depend on pollinators like flies to reproduce.

It was recently discovered that Bulbasaurs are a “host Pokemon” for Rafflesia flowers (Philippine Wildlife Art 2023). Not much is known about their symbiotic relationship, because not many scientists are Pokemon experts yet.

Though the Pokemon Vileplume is known to be a rafflesia-inspired species, the Rafflesaur is the only species known to exist in the forests of the Philippines. We must protect our forests, so that we can gather more information about our elusive Philippine Rafflesaurs.

Reference:

Galindon et al., 2016. Rafflesia consueloae (Rafflesiaceae), the smallest among giants; a new species from Luzon Island, Philippines.

#Rafflesaurs #Baybayin #Pokemon #Rafflesia #Rafflesia consueloae #Tetrastigma vines

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Is this a new species… of Pokemon? There are 15 species of Rafflesia flowers in the Philippines. The Bulbasaur is a “species” of Pokemon, one of over 1,000 species in the popular Japanese media franchise. At Philippine Wildlife Art, there is a Bulbasaur for every Philippine Rafflesia species: Rafflesaurs!  Posting soon is our first Rafflesaur: 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘦.

#Rafflesaurs #Rafflesia #Pokemon

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How many hornbill species are in the Philippines? There are 10*!

They are named after their horn-shaped bills, typically with a casque on top.

7 of the 10 PH hornbills are threatened*, and two of them are among the most endangered hornbills in the world. One of them is the Dulungan :(

Philippine scripts featured here are Tagbanwa, Hanunoo, Badlit, and Baybayin. Local names are from JC Gonzalez's "Enumerating the Ethno-ornithological importance of Philippine hornbills", published in 2011.

Which hornbills live on your island, and what is being done to protect them, their habitat, and the natural resources you share with them?

The province of Antique in Panay declared August as Dulungan Month since 2020. Support organizations such as PhilinCon and the Haribon Foundation to help conserve Dulungan and the forests we share with them. Dulungan is known internationally as the Rufous-headed Hornbill (𝘙𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪).

https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/rufous-headed-hornbill/

Printable: https://phwildlifeart.gumroad.com/l/Hornbills-of-the-Philippines-Printable-Art

*IUCN Red List data 2023. The Philippine Red List includes the Samar hornbill, bringing the number to 11.

#Hornbills #philippines #filipino #biodiversity #map

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A single tree to you, might be a home for someone else...

Like this Balakbakan tree that is home to a family of Dulungan!

Dulungan parents work together to raise their chick. They use holes in large trees for nests, and seal them with fruit and animal matter, leaving a small hole big enough to pass food from the Dulungan dad to the Dulungan mom inside.

Haribon scientists like David Quimpo wait for days to observe this and other behavior. Their studies help local communities and governments make the necessary plans and policies to protect both forests and people.

The province of Antique in Panay declared August as Dulungan Month since 2020. Support organizations such as the Philippine Initiative for Conservation of Environment & the People (PhilinCon) and the Haribon Foundation to help conserve Dulungan and the forests we share with them. Dulungan is known internationally as the Rufous-headed Hornbill (𝘙𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪).

https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/rufous-headed-hornbill/

#Dulungan hornbill #Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni #wildlife #birds #hornbills #nests #nest holes #philippines #filipino

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Can you tell the difference between female and male Dulungan?  Both have yellow faces and black wings, but females have bluish-yellow faces and black heads, while males have dark red or “rufous” heads. Males also have more indentations on their bills. Both of them work together to raise their families in the forests of Panay and Negros, and nowhere else! The province of Antique in Panay declared August as Dulungan Month since 2020. Support organizations such as the Philippine Initiative for Conservation of Environment and the People (PhilinCon) and the Haribon Foundation to help conserve Dulungan and the forests we share with them. Dulungan is known internationally as the Rufous-headed Hornbill (𝘙𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪). https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/rufous-headed-hornbill/

#Dulungan #Haribon #PhilinCon #Hornbills #Enviromment #Biodiversity #Philippines #Birds