philippines

I'm looking for birds from this area. I'm aware of the following: Hawaiian hawk Mariana fruit dove Guam rail Guam kingfisher white-throated ground dove many-colored fruit dove golden white-eye bridled white-eye Tongan megapode Palawan peacock-pheasant Luzon bleeding heart Mindanao bleeding...

Hey everyone. I've recently been bolstering my wildlife book collection. I've been looking for books that cover specific regions of mammals. Two regions I've had trouble locating books for are The Philippines and Russia. For Philippines I did find...

Not a world away from the Loboc River Tarsier Camp is the Philippine Tarsier Research and Development Centre. What a difference though. Here the people genuinely care about what they are doing. Whereas money is needed here the entrance fee is just a tiny 20 Pesos ahead. Well worth the money and...

It is doubtful that many Western tourists visiting the Philippines would ever get down to Bacolod in Negros Occidental unless that is wear they were aiming for. The Philippines is full of interest though and here there is the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Inc Breeding Centre. There...

The Vigan Zoo is located on the coast, close to the city of Vigan in the Philippines. Vigan is a rather special city in that it has maintained the traditional Spanish architecture and is well worth a visit in its own right. The Vigan Zoo is unusual too in that there is no admission fee. It is a...

I reckon that we can learn a lot from visiting bad animal collections as well as the good. The bad I find are mostly as a result of ignorance. The owners and staff just know no better and don't have the cash to put things right. One of the exceptions to this is the horrific Loboc River Tarsier...

The word 'Mini' suggests something quite small and I would agree that the Residence Inn Mini Zoo which overlooks the Taal Volcano on the outskirts of Tagaytay in the Philippines is not especially large, but it did have 13 tigers amongst a lot of other animals.

Female Philippines Sailfin Lizard (hydrosaurus pustulatus)