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Environmentalists fear mine waste will hurt ‘butanding’

May 19, 2019 admin butanding, butanding festival, donsol whale sharks, Headlines, josephine alcantara-cruz, Latest News Stories, Regions

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 21:28:39 +0000

DONSOL, SORSOGON, Philippines — As the annual Butanding Festival here kicked off last week, environmentalists and local officials expressed concern over the operation and exploration plan of two mining firms in nearby Albay province that could threaten the town’s tourism and efforts to conserve whale sharks (Rhincodon typus).

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Tourists happy as more whale sharks return to Donsol

May 6, 2019 admin butanding, donsol, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Regions, Sorsogon, whale sharks, World Wildlife Fund, WWF

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 21:01:26 +0000

DONSOL, SORSOGON, Philippines — For Isabelle Tessier and her boyfriend, Alexandre Bergeron, who came all the way from Canada, their recent visit to Donsol town in Sorsogon province was more than worth the travel expense. They were supposed to stay in this town for only two days, expecting to see a few whale sharks (Rhincodon […]

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Whale sharks return to Sarangani Bay

March 11, 2019 admin butanding, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Regions, sarangani bay, whale sharks

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:16:20 +0000

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—At least 14 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), or “butanding,” have been seen feeding in Sarangani Bay since last month, prompting local and environment officials to appeal to coastal communities to protect these sea creatures. Nilo Tamoria, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional director in Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani […]

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