{"id":278753,"date":"2020-12-16T00:47:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T05:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=278753"},"modified":"2020-12-16T01:03:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T06:03:30","slug":"wildlife-conservation-must-continue-even-with-pandemic-cimatu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/16\/wildlife-conservation-must-continue-even-with-pandemic-cimatu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife conservation must continue even with pandemic: Cimatu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DENR\u2019s Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Olongapo City has received a report that sea turtle laying eggs were spotted at Aplaya Caarusipan Beach Resort in San Antonio town on Nov. 28. (Pixabay photo)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the sighting of a nesting sea turtle in Zambales province is a testimony that the preservation of wildlife in the country must continue even amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if we are faced with a difficult situation brought about by the threats of the disease, we must continue to strive to protect and preserve our endangered pawikan (turtle),\u201d Cimatu said in a news release on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

He added that the sighting \u201cproves that our efforts are not in vain\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cimatu said this incident was \u201cenough to motivate the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to carry on with its task of protecting the environment during these uncertain times\u201d.<\/p>\n

The DENR\u2019s Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Olongapo City has received a report that sea turtle laying eggs were spotted at Aplaya Caarusipan Beach Resort in San Antonio town on Nov. 28.<\/p>\n

The CENRO immediately sent a team to conduct monitoring and inspection at the site.<\/p>\n

Upon inspection, the team identified the sea turtle as an olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) classified as an endangered species under DENR Administrative Order 2019-09 or the Updated National List of Threatened Philippine Fauna and their Categories.<\/p>\n

Olongapo City\u2019s CENR Officer Roger Encarnacion said the nesting site, which is just in front of the beach resort, was \u201csafe from possible destruction from tide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThankfully, we do not need to relocate the nest to a safer place. But as a precautionary measure, we placed multiple fences made from nets to protect the eggs from possible predators,\u201d Encarnacion said.<\/p>\n

Encarnacion said the team will regularly monitor the turtle eggs to protect them from poachers and illegal wildlife traders.<\/p>\n

The CENRO will also conduct weekly information, education, and communication (IEC) campaign such as seminars for the concerned local government unit staff and resort employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the sighting of a nesting sea turtle in Zambales province is a testimony …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":136339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lifestyle","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278753"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278765,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278753\/revisions\/278765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}