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Happy World Binturong Day!
The Palawan binturong is a big, furry animal that loves living in trees. It’s also known as the Palawan bearcat, but it’s not really a bear or a cat. It’s its own unique animal!
https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/binturong-or-palawan-bearcat/
Happy World Wildlife Day!
Wildlife is not just about animals, our native plants are also part of our natural heritage - and they keep us healthy!
March 3 of every year is World Wildlife Day and this year’s theme celebrates “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage, and Livelihoods.” A good time to highlight a local favorite that hides in plain sight: Pancit-pancitan or Sinaw-sinaw (𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢).
Though considered a “weed”, it is one of 10 medicinal plants recommended by the Department of Health (DOH). It has long been used to treat joint pain and arthritis, and is even known to help lower uric acid levels (HIA Boy 2018), making it a natural ally against gout!
Learn more:
philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/pancit-pancitan/
Happy Pangolin Day!
Our neighbors in Malaysia call them penggulung - the source of the English common name! Penggulung is also related to gulong in Filipino, which means wheel, tire, or the act of rolling.
It is also known as Balintong, a Bisaya term for "to overturn" or turnover.
The Palawan Pangolin or Balintong (𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) is one of 8 species of Pangolin in the world. It curls into a ball protected by its scaly “armor” as a defense, and when hungry it unfurls a very long tongue to eat ants and termites!
https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/palawan-pangolin/
These 12 fruits welcome the New Year, but they’re not your ordinary fruits found in the palengke or merkado.
Each one is considered an ancient ingredient, long found in our forests! Some used for sweets and wines, others to sour soups, or to compliment fresh fish like in kinilaw or kilawin.
These fruits come from trees that existed long before supermarkets, and even colonization. They fed communities, shaped early recipes, and many continue to grow in forests that protect us through flood control, climate regulation, clean watersheds, and other FREE ecosystem services - including free food.
Can you read their names in Baybayin? Bonus points for their scientific names!
If you need a last minute Christmas card, download this printable, editable Christmas Bagras Tree FREE!
Simply edit it with a free Canva account. Download it in my Gumroad shop here: https://phwildlifeart.gumroad.com/l/christmas-rainbow-gum-bagras-card
Today we remember the late Leonard Co, who was renowned as a "human library" of Philippine plants and trees. Here he is again with his namesake Rafflesia, 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪. Learn more about his life, as well as his death, in the blog: philippinewildlife.art/leonard-co-and-rafflesia-leonardi, or watch “Walang hanggang buhay ni Leonard Co”.
Sometimes we forget that our food and safety is thanks in part to forest watersheds that bring us water and irrigation, and mangrove forests that protect us at sea. As Typhoon Uwan arrives we must band together to keep each other safe, and continue to hold those accountable for the destruction of our natural wealth for their personal gain.
Not only must we conserve what remaining forests we have. We must also help nature bring back the forests we have lost. They are our natural flood control and climate control, water sources and purifiers, and yet so much more. And only when using trees native and adapted to the habitats we bring back, managed by people who live in or near these areas, planted and supported by everyone in the country, will this be most effective.
Just some rafflesaurs playing among the tetrastigma vines. Can you name them all?
https://philippinewildlife.art/rafflesia-bulbasaurs/
Clownfish clowning around with an octopus!
This artwork was made in collaboration with students from Ateneo Biological Organization. A special shirt design using their color palette was illustrated for their volunteers during their Beneath the Blue project in Playa La Caleta, Bataan early this year.
Learn more about their upcoming events at the Ateneo Biological Organization - BOx Facebook page.
What is making all the noise in the forests of Dinagat island… or what is left of them?
The Dinagat Bushy-tailed Cloud Rat, 𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨, can only be found on one single island in the whole world - Dinagat Island in Northeast Mindanao!
Also called Buot, a name shared with other small mammals on the island, they were thought to be extinct forever since 1975. Thankfully a local farmer spotted one in 2011, which was confirmed by researchers in 2012 (Řeháková 2015). Buot seem to love going out at night, making noise as they move about in the trees. And they’re beautiful - sometimes with orange or reddish-brown fur, and with long black and white tails!
If you hear rustling noises at night this Undas and Halloween, don’t worry, it might be a good sign biodiversity is alive.
The true fear, is losing them forever 🪦
References and art links
Free coloring page: https://phwildlifeart.gumroad.com/l/dinagat-bushy-tailed-cloudrat-coloring-page
Artprint: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/filipeanut/dinagat-bushy-tailed-cloudrat-crateromys-australis-with-badlit-or-suwat-bisaya/
You might remember another Dinagat species shared here a few weeks ago, the Dinagat hairy-tailed rat! https://philippinewildlife.art/portfolio/dinagat-hairy-tailed-rat/
Milada Řeháková et al 2015 - Rediscovery of the Dinagat Bushy-tailed Cloud Rat Crateromys australis (Musser, Heaney & Rabor, 1985) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from Dinagat Island, Philippines https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307709920_Rediscovery_of_the_Dinagat_Bushy-tailed_Cloud_Rat_Crateromys_australis_Musser_Heaney_Rabor_1985_Mammalia_Rodentia_Muridae_from_Dinagat_Island_Philippines
They were also called Hawili according to Oliver et al 1993 - Cloud rats in the Philippines - preliminary report on distribution and status https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/D1F2340B644B89FA32F99C4832CD603E/S0030605300023942a.pdf/cloud_rats_in_the_philippines_preliminary_report_on_distribution_and_status.pdf
Say hello to Guso, a seaweed cultivated by coastal communities in Southeast Asia since ancient times.
It was noted in a 17th century Spanish dictionary in Panay as tambalang, an "herb" from the sea (Mentrida 1637).
It is low in calories yet high in fiber, antioxidants, and minerals like calcium and potassium (Astillo 2023, Loso 2020). Throughout the Visayas and Southeast Asia Eucheuma seaweeds are consumed fresh like salads, but are also used for their gel or gum-like structures - which are extracted for products like gulaman (Montaño 2004), as well as milk and toothpaste! (FAO)
References
Alonso de Mentrida (1559-1637) 1637 - Diccionario de la lengua Bisaya Hiligueina y Haraya de la Isla de Panay - Page 380 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014521424&seq=387&q1=Guso
Jessica D. Astillo et al, 2023 - Guso (Eucheuma sp.) Ice Cream Enhanced with Blue ternate
Maricris M. Loso, Pet Anthony L. Pascual 2020 - Effects of Different Levels of Seaweed (Eucheuma spinosum) on the Sensory Qualities and Selling Price of Fish Balls
Marco Nemesio E. Montaño, Ph.D. 2004 - Gelatin, gulaman, ‘JellyAce,’ atbp. PhilStar - https://www.philstar.com/business/science-and-environment/2004/09/16/264974/gelatin-gulaman-145jellyace146-atbp
FAO - Norman Stanley - CHAPTER 3 - PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND USES OF CARRAGEENAN - https://www.fao.org/4/x5822e/x5822e05.htm
Chances are, you’ve met Lanzones!
They’re so delicious, they are celebrated every year when they are in season. They’re also known as buahan or buwahan in Basilan (JS Felix Localpedia), as well as langsat in Indonesia, and langseh in Malaysia among many other names (Abdallah 2022).
Lanzones or Lansium domesticum is native to Southeast Asia, with the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand as important sources of lanzones commercially (Abdallah 2022).
Being native to the region, it has long been used as medicine to treat eye inflammation, ulcers, diarrhea, fever, flatulence, worms, insect bites, and more. In some places the fruit peel is dried and then burned to drive way mosquitoes (Abdallah 2022).
Humans aren’t the only ones who love lanzones… there is a small insect known as the lanzones scale insect that lives inside their leaves affecting lanzones production. It is known as Unaspis mabilis, because it can spread rapidly among lanzones trees, hence the word “mabilis” or fast in Tagalog! (Lit Jr. et al 2014)
So far this tiny little insect can only be found in the Philippines, but researchers believe it may have come from lanzones trees introduced from another country because of its invasive-like speed (Lit Jr. et al 2021).
Learn about Lanzones festivals happening every September to October at Filipinofood.art!
References
John Sherwin Felix, Lokalpedia, September 5, 2024 – https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=526431063094505&id=100071828474951&set=a.179932637744351
Hossam M Abdallah et al 2022 – Lansium domesticum – A Fruit with Multi-Benefits: Traditional Uses, Phytochemicals, Nutritional Value, and Bioactivities https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9002712/
Consolacion Y Ragasa et al 2006 – Antimicrobial Terpenoids from Lansium domesticum https://www.academia.edu/4287939/Antimicrobial_Terpenoids_from_Lansium_domesticum
Ireneo L Lit, Jr et al 2014 – A new species of armored scale insect (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on Lansium domesticum trees in the Philippines https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378704618_A_new_species_of_armored_scale_insect_Hemiptera_Diaspididae_on_Lansium_domesticum_trees_in_the_Philippines
L Ireneo L Lit, Jr et al 2021 – First Report of the Lanzones Scale Insect, Unaspis mabilis Lit & Barbecho (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), Infesting Cacao, Theobroma cacao https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=pas
Every October for Tamaraw Month, two special animals take a tour of their own home in Mindoro.
Tala the Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) and Mindy the Mindoro Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae) pigeon like to visit Mt. Siburan, Mt. Iglit, and Mt. Baco, mountains where generations of their friends and relatives have lived side-by-side.
Unfortunately as time goes on, there are less of them now.
Only around 600 Tamaraw can be found (MBCFI 2021), and up to 400 Mindoro bleeding-hearts are estimated to be left in Mindoro (BirdLife).
Both of them are “island endemics” meaning they can only be found in Mindoro and nowhere else in the world! (Gonzalez 1999)
Learn more by attending the upcoming Tamaraw Symposium in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro this 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Follow Thriving Together with Tamaraw, Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (MBCFI), and the DENR-Tamaraw Conservation Program Office for the latest updates and trivia.
📌 Oct 16 – MBC Summit
📌 Oct 17 – Tamaraw Symposium
📌 Oct 18 – Mindoro Wildlife Quiz Contest
References
Juan Carlos T Gonzalez et al, 1999 - Rapid island-wide survey of terrestrial fauna and flora on Mindoro Island, Philippines https://www.mbcfi.org.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/8_Mindoro_Island_Wide_Survey.pdf
BirdLife International - Mindoro Bleeding-heart https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mindoro-bleeding-heart-gallicolumba-platenae
Say hello to some of our “rabbits of the sea” - rabbitfish!
Best known to us as buwad or daing, danggit (Bisaya) is an affordable and ancient ingredient harnessed for dried fish. Also known as samaral (Tagalog), kuyug (Batangueño), and kitong (Cebuano), they are not only one of our favorite fish to eat, they themselves love eating plants!
They are known as the ocean’s herbivores (van Beijnen, Yan 2019). Depending on the species and age, they eat different kinds of “vegetables” in the sea, from algae to seagrass (Fishbase). They also help control algae growth in our coral reefs (Mayuga 2023).
There are 28 known species of rabbitfish (FAO), all of them in the genus Siganus. The term “rabbitfish” goes back to the early 19th century in England (OEM), probably because the faces of danggit reminded them of rabbits in their country (though I have yet to confirm this).
Featured here is Badlit or Suwat Binisaya once again, for danggit!
References
Jonah van Beijnen and Gregg Yan 2019 - How a Filipino scientist is making headlines by culturing marine herbivores https://thefishsite.com/articles/how-a-filipino-scientist-is-making-headlines-by-culturing-marine-herbivores
Fishbase - Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782) Mottled spinefoot https://www.fishbase.se/summary/siganus-fuscescens.html
Jonathan L. Mayuga, April 1, 2023 - ‘Kuyug’: Calatagan’s famous fish. https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/01/kuyug-calatagans-famous-fish/
FAO. Rabbitfish farming in Asia. https://www.academia.edu/84005560/Rabbitfish_Farming_in_Asia_UN_FAO_2022_?auto=download
Oxford English Dictionary (OEM) - Rabbitfish etymology https://www.oed.com/dictionary/rabbitfish_n?tl=true
Even the crocodiles are angry!
On the left is Lolong’s cousin, a very big saltwater crocodile (𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴). Beside her is the smaller and Critically Endangered Philippine crocodile (𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴).
They’re joining Filipinos of various backgrounds, languages, political affiliations, and… species, on September 21!
Stop corruption (and save crocodiles)!
Free printable black and white placards in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya in the Gumroad shop:
https://phwildlifeart.gumroad.com/l/protect-crocodiles-remove-crook-adiles-printable-placard
Free coloring pages in the Gumroad shop! phwildlifeart.gumroad.com
Philippine eaglets or chicks love coloring, especially if it’s their favorite food. Tatiana Abaño-Sarigumba and her team found a nest in Luzon where cloud rats and reptiles were “important food items!”
To protect Philippine eagles, we need to sustain their food sources too, which are also made up of unique and endemic species! All of them depend on the natural resources we need: forest watersheds.
Read more:
Tatiana Abaño-Sarigumba et al 2016. First nesting record of Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi from Luzon, Philippines, with notes on diet and breeding biology.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323906051_First_nesting_record_of_Philippine_Eagle_Pithecophaga_jefferyi_from_Luzon_Philippines_with_notes_on_diet_and_breeding_biology
