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Minnesota online sensation raccoon captured atop skyscraper

Brendan O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 08:42 AM

A raccoon that climbed to the top of a 25-story St. Paul, Minnesota, skyscraper early on Wednesday was captured after becoming a star on the web, where it won the hearts of followers across the United States and around the globe. Read more »

79 Pawikan hatchlings released in Davao Gulf

Bonna Pamplona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 06:39 PM

DAVAO CITY – Seventy-nine Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings were released in Davao Gulf in Punta Dumalag, Barangay Matina Aplaya on Monday afternoon. Read more »

PH sailfin lizards in Misamis Oriental: An unusual case of a community lizard

Erwin M. Mascariñas
Updated as of Jun 04 01:12 PM

JASAAN, Misamis Oriental -- A village in the town of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, where around 100 lizards co-exist with a community, has become a unique case that prompted authorities to push for a river area here to be declared a critical habitat for the Philippine Sailfin Lizard. Read more »

Mga nasunugan sa isang barangay sa QC, binigyang ayuda

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 12:41 AM

Iba't ibang organisasyon ang tumugon sa panawagan ng higit 1,000 residenteng biktima ng sunog sa Barangay Vasra, Quezon City. Read more »

Mahigit 300 pamilya, nasunugan sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 11:47 PM

Halos walang naisalbang gamit ang mga pamilyang nasunugan. Read more »

Ouch! Adopted kittens turn out to be wild bobcats

Lisa Maria Garza, Reuters
Posted at May 11 10:48 AM

The family told authorities they thought the kittens were the rare and prized domestic breed of Bengal cats. But the tiny felines were actually wild bobcats. Read more »

3 patay na pating nakitang ibinebenta sa El Nido

Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 05:24 PM

Isinumbong ng isang Bayan Patroller ang namataang pagtitinda ng ilang mga pating sa Sitio Lamaro, Barangay Pasadeña nitong Martes. Read more »

Hawaii shark bite victim previously attacked by bear, snake

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 23 10:19 AM

It was third time unlucky for a Colorado man attacked by a shark in Hawaii -- as he had already been mauled by a bear and bitten by a rattlesnake, all in less than 4 years, local media reported. Read more »

A baby Mindanao hawk eagle in Davao

Erwin Mascariñas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 07:50 PM

A 34-day-old Pinker's Hawk Eagle, also known as Mindanao hawk-eagle (Nisaetus pinskeri), is fed with rabbit and goat meat at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Davao City on Tuesday.  Read more »

Sharks and rays encounter

Romeo Ranoco, Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 08:44 PM

Divers dressed as merfolk greet visitors as part of an attraction inside the Manila Ocean Park in Luneta on Friday.  Read more »

Sinakong pawikan, na-rescue sa Palawan

Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 09:28 AM

LINAPACAN, Palawan - Nanghihina na ang isang pawikan nang masagip ng Linapacan Municipal Police Station sa Takling Island, Barangay Calibangbangan, Martes ng umaga.   Read more »

Turtle hit by arrow, rescued in Davao

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 06:54 PM

DAVAO CITY - Fishermen and members of Bantay Dagat rescued an adult green sea turtle with an arrow stuck in its neck on the seashore of Barangay Centro, Agdao District here Friday morning. Read more »

Brazil jaguars find safe haven from floods in rainforest trees

Bruno Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 08:10 AM

UARINI - Brazilian jaguars, imperiled by hunters, ranchers and destruction of their habitat, have learned to survive at least one menace -- flooding in the Amazon. They take to the trees!   Read more »

Pawikan, aksidenteng nakulong sa baklad sa Palawan

Hazel Salas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 08:32 PM

Napag-alamang isang green sea turtle ang pawikan at, matapos masuri ng mga eksperto, muli itong pinakawalan sa karagatan. Read more »

Cockatoos and marsupials confiscated in Pasay

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 07:17 PM

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos by the hundreds are trapped in cages as they were brought to the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center- Biodiversity Management Bureau in Quezon City on Tuesday. The animals, which included several species of Cockatoos and marsupials like Sugar Gliders and Wallabies, were rescued from a wildlife trader in an early morning raid in Pasay. The animals were estimated to be worth P5 million-P10 million.  Read more »

Halos 7-talampakang sawang lumamon sa manok, nahuli sa Davao City

Berchan Louie Angchay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 09:59 AM

DAVAO CITY – Binulabog ng sawang halos 7 talampakan ang haba ang mga residente ng Barangay Tibungco dito sa siyudad Sabado ng madaling araw.   Read more »

WATCH: Orangutan smokes zoo visitor's cigarette

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 01:22 PM

BANDUNG - Indonesia can now add a smoking orangutan to its roster of nicotine addicts. Read more »

Shipments of protected African species to Asia soar: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 06 07:54 AM

HONG KONG, China - Shipments of protected African species including tortoises, pythons and parrots to Asia have soared since 2006 as demand grows in the Far East for exotic pets, meats and other animal products, a new study warned Tuesday. Read more »

WATCH: Mother bear fights off Bengal tiger to save cub

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 01:27 PM

NEW DELHI - Tourists on a wildlife safari in central India were treated to a rare and vicious fight for survival between a sloth bear defending its young and a huge Bengal tiger. Read more »

Barangay sa Palawan, balak gawing crocodile sanctuary

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 09:11 AM

Plano ngayon ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development na gawing critical habitat o crocodile sanctuary ang Barangay Catagpuan sa Balabac, Palawan. Read more »