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The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, the bukarot [4] in Ilocano, and more generally as a buwaya in most Filipino lowland cultures, [4] is one of two species of crocodiles found in the Philippines; the other is the larger saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).
The Mabuwaya Foundation is an NGO in the Philippines, established in 2003, that is concerned with the conservation of the Philippine crocodile. Currently, its efforts concentrate on educating the people of Luzon , one of the islands of the Philippines where the animal is still found in the wild.
Philippine crocodile, Mindoro crocodile, Philippine freshwater crocodile Less than 100 adults believed to survive in 1992. Endemic to the Philippines Dobsonia chapmani: Philippine bare-backed fruit bat, Philippine naked-backed fruit bat Rediscovered in 2000 after presumed extinct in the 1970s. Survives in very small numbers in Cebu and Negros ...
Nonetheless, their extinction could be imminent decades from now. Ship strikes and fishing net entanglement are partly to blame. ... 15. Philippine Crocodile. The Philippine Crocodile is one of ...
The generic name, Crocodylus, was proposed by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768. [2] Crocodylus contains 13–14 extant (living) species and 5 extinct species. There are additional extinct species attributed to the genus Crocodylus that studies have shown no longer belong, although they have not yet been reassigned to new genera.
The first historically documented discussions regarding the Calauit Safari Park took place when Ferdinand Marcos approached David Anthony "Tony" Parkinson, [3] an Englishman whose business venture at the time was the translocation of African animals into zoos, on the sidelines of the Fourth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD IV) held in May 1976 in ...
Griesbachian-Dienerian boundary-event 252 Late eruptions of the Siberian Traps [22] Permian: Permian–Triassic extinction event: 252 Ma Large igneous province (LIP) eruptions [23] from the Siberian Traps, [24] an impact event (the Wilkes Land Crater), [25] an Anoxic event, [26] an Ice age, [27] or other possible causes End-Capitanian ...
The most famous extinction event in the planet's history is happening again — in Santa Cruz. ... By the time the Cretaceous-Paleogene, or K/Pg, extinction event was over, about three-quarters of ...