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The Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (PWRCC) was established on August 20, 1987, as the Crocodile Farming Institute (CFI). A joint venture of the Philippine government's Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the CFI is intended to facilitate the sustainable conservation of the Philippine crocodile and Saltwater ...
The Crocodile Farm and Nature Park, founded to prevent the further decline of the two species of Philippine crocodile, whilst promoting socio-economic well-being of local communities. It farms sustainably and is registered with CITES – the first such crocodile farm in the Philippines. [4] It was renamed the Crocodile Farming Institute (CFI).
Gerardo Valeriano Ortega DVM (August 28, 1963 – January 24, 2011), better known simply as "Doc Gerry" or "Ka Gerry," [1] was a Filipino journalist, veterinarian, politician, environmental activist, [2] [3] and community organizer [4] best known for his work to promote crocodile farming in the Philippines [5] and for his advocacy against mining on the island of Palawan. [6]
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).
Farms that trade crocodile skin are regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). [62] [63] Crocodiles help maintain the balance of Philippine ecosystems such as wetlands; crocodile farming in the Philippines is also geared towards the rescue and conservation of both C. porosus and the "endangered and endemic ...
A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles to prevent them from escaping after a typhoon damaged their enclosure.
At present, the cathedral and the Rizal Park at its front, is usually included in the itinerary of city tour packages around Puerto Princesa, including, but not limited to Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, Palawan Heritage Center, Palawan Butterfly Ecological Garden and Tribal Village, and Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (Crocodile ...
The Culion leper colony is a former leprosarium located on Culion, an island in the Palawan province of the Philippines. It was established by the U.S. government in order to rid leprosy from the Philippine Islands through the only method known at the time: isolating all existing cases and gradually phasing out the disease from the population ...