Rare Raptor's Offspring - Philippine Eagle

Right on a special occasion for the world came an offspring. The first Philippine eagle bred in captivity named "Pag-asa" had her offspring hatched.

It was said that the hatching process took a dramatic 48 hours before the actual emerging from the shell occured.

According to Philippine Eagle Foundation and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, only 180 to 500 pairs were left in the wild and as the species being considered as critically endangered comes with little effort from many citizens.

This is one of the reasons why we should still get in hand on saving our home planet.

Our race survived for thousand of years, and we could still make it even if we conserve our planet!

We may continue living, but our resources will soon fade and we'll have nothing left...

Reference:

[1] Yahoo

Lolong found Dead

Lolong, the holder of the Guiness World Record for being the largest crocodile of its kind to be held in captivity was announced dead last February 11, 2013. After being held for 17 months, his rival "Cassius" from Australia now reclaims the title measuring 17ft 11ins while previous holder "Lolong" measured 6.17 meter (20.24ft).


It was said that Lolong was last fed in the middle of January of 2013, but caretakers notice an unusual bloat in his stomach in the previous days. Unfortunately the veterinarian they contacted didn't make it in time. Lolong was said to be in his 50 - 60. A young age for his species which could live up to 70+ years.

It must have been bad news for locals where Lolong was captivated but let's just think of the positive sides. Lolong now doesn't have to suffer the small cage where he really doesn't belong. An attraction given to the Philippines for a short time and as we mourn for the death of an outstanding creature, specialists are currently conducting an autopsy to figure out what went wrong.

Stay tuned as we all wait for the announcement on Lolong's cause of death.

Reference:
[1] Yahoo

Philippine's 2nd National Flower

From the first and known national flower of the Philippines which was named “sampaguita” comes another flower who’s up for the title. From the fact that Sampaguita was not originally a direct inhabitant of the Philippines, a recent discussion holds the key on making “Waling-waling” a second national flower for the Philippines.

Waling-waling only lives in the Philippines which was found and named after a French Scientist who discovered its existence while the previous and most known Sampaguita was shared to us from India and Middle East.

“The waling-waling blooms best from July to October each year, and a cluster of waling-waling in full bloom is a very spectacular sight,” Puentespina said.[1]

Hopefully, this one would turn to success as Waling-waling is said to be in near extinction and having the study/hearing pass the juries will make this lovely sensitive flower to be in-line with the protective species.

Learn more about this flower at: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euanthe_sanderiana[2]

References:

[1] GMA Network

[2] Wikipedia

[3] Wikimedia Commons

Fun Saving the Seas! - EnviroPOP App

WWF-Philippines and AppLabs Digital Studios have partnered to produce an app that educates people on threats to endangered sea creatures. This app is called EnviroPOP.
Though I was expecting a bit more of the environment rather than focusing on the sea alone. This app sure serves a better way to guide and relay the awareness needed by people to awaken their senses.

EnviroPOP is not a free Application but you could easily acquire this for only $0.99 USD. Though I haven't actually tried the application yet, the screenshots I saw were very catchy making it a lot attractive specially to children who will later on take care of our beloved host planet.

The concept of the game is easy, just like your addictive puzzle games in your phones which before rule over your desktop PCs or Laptops, the same goes for this addictive game. The difference is that you have a goal. A goal wherein you should save our marine animals from extinction and at the same time, you will learn who and what are the elements that destroy our crystal-like bodies of water.

"Guided by WWF's mission, this application offers a fun way of spreading awareness on how to minimize threats to endangered marine life. Can you tap and swipe your way in a time-pressured addictive puzzle game to save our undersea friends? It's time to find out!"

Find out more about this amazing app at EnviroPOP!