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Students advocate for the conservation of Philippine flora & fauna

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in News

Twenty UP Mindanao students of the Biology 151 (Wildlife Studies) class under Dr. Jayson Ibanez served as public advocates for the appreciation and conservation of unique and imperiled species of flora or fauna in the Philippines. The students delivered their advocacy before students from 21 Davao Region high schools at the "Sarimbuhay Davao Region Wildlife Quiz Bowl" on May 27, 2023, at the Mapua MCM Auditorium. Each student introduced and described a particular Philippine species in the form of a Speed Talk for about two-three minutes each with an accompanying visual aid. The talks gave the audience an experience of a tour through the Philippine biodiversity landscape.

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John Ricky Garcia for the Tamaraw
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Xester Kemp Urbano for the Rufous Hornbill
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Ira Brian Cabuenas for the Philippine Flying Lemur 
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Rian Mar Pueblo for Guttman's Stream Frog
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Arth Bryan Estrella for the Philippine Warty Pig
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Angelika Mae Taclendo for the Mindoro Bleeding Heart (bird)
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Jerico Alfred Buen for the Philippine Eagle-Owl
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Ernesto Guillen IV for the Visayan Spotted Deer
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Reitchvon Christian Lagura for the Philippine Bulbul (bird) 
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Kim Dimple Rendon for the Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
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Dolens James Inigo for the Philippine Slow Loris
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John Paul Pineda for the Mindoro Crocodile 
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Nicole Phoebe Valenzuela for the Giant Softshell Turtle
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Bianca Estavas for the Philippine Pangolin
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Angela Jinon for the Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat
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Mayneylefer Sundano for the Large Flying Fox 
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Darryl Dave Bolofer for the Mindanao Flying Dragon
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Vernie Clare de Guzman for the English Orchid
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Ilamay Joy Yangurin for the Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
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Rayven Jay Lopez for the Winghead Shark

Saribuhay Davao Region Wildlife Quiz Bowl & Forum

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in News

The Catalunan Pequeno National High School (NHS) team was the Champion in the “Saribuhay Davao Region Wildlife Quiz Bowl” co-organized by the UP Mindanao Biological Society (BioS) student organization and the Philippine Eagle Foundation and held on May 27, 2023, at the Mapua MCM Auditorium in Davao City. The team will represent the Davao Region in the National Wildlife Quiz Bowl to be held in Ormoc City in November 2023. Digos City Senior High School and Bato NHS of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, came in second and third place in the field of twenty-one Davao Region high schools.

On the same day, UP Mindanao students gave talks on 20 unique and threatened Philippine wildlife. The Biology 151 Wildlife Studies students introduced and described the Tamaraw, the Rufous Hornbill, the Philippine Flying Lemur, Guttman’s Stream Frog, the Warty Pig, the Philippine Eagle-Owl, the Mindoro Bleeding Heart (bird), the Visayan Spotted Deer, the Philippine Bulbul (bird), the Palawan Peacock Pheasant (bird), the Philippine Slow Loris (primate), the Philippine Crocodile, the Giant Softshell Turtle, the Philippine Pangolin, the Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat, the Philippine Flying Fox, the Mindanao Flying Dragon, the English Orchid, the Golden Crowned Flying Fox, and the Winghead Shark.       

Finally, professionals from the academe, government, and non-government organizations gave educational and inspirational talks on aspects of the biological profession. Davao Oriental State University Professor Ann Cabras spoke on "The Importance and Joy of Studying Beetles." UPMin alumna and San Pedro College Professor Elsa Mae Delima-Baron spoke on "Why Frogs Matter and How We Can Conserve Them." Dept. of the Environment & Natural Resources-Region XI Development Management Officer Jeon Carlo Bendijo gave the "State of Wildlife Conservation in the Davao Region." Entrepreneur and Thinnk Farm founder and CEO Ariestelo Asilo narrated "From Disability to Possibility: The Power of Dreams and Service." Finally, Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Executive Director Lisa Paguntalan discussed "The Power of the Youth in Conservation: The PhilBio Experience."

Event sponsors Cantilan Bank President Gen. William Hotchkiss (Ret.) and Energy Development Corporation Watershed Mgt. Officer Ms. Marisol Pedregosa extended invitations for the students to visit their establishments in their closing messages.

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The awarding ceremonies of the “Saribuhay Davao Region Wildlife Quiz Bowl” show (front row, left-right) champions Mariam Bajo, Andrea Olar, and teacher Kamsha Pempina of Catalunan Pequeno National High School, 2nd placers Chaerish Say-a, Alexa Cualquera, and teacher Miraluz Laranjo of Digos City Senior High School, and 3rd placers Paul Felisilda, Aleah Salihudin, and teacher Ronavie Gonzales of Bato (Sta. Cruz) National High School. The event sponsors are (Back row, left-right) Phil. Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Executive Director Lisa Paguntalan, Cantilan Bank President Gen. William Hotchkiss (Ret.), Phil. Eagle Foundation Exec. Dir. Dennis Salvador, Energy Development Corporation Wildlife Biologist & Watershed Mgt. Officer Marisol Pedregosa, UPMin Biological Society President Peter Miles Royeca, and UPMin Instructor Dr. Jayson Ibañez. 

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