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The Philippines has among the highest rates of species discovery in the world with 16 new species of mammal discovered in the last ten years. Because of this, the degree of endemism in the Philippines has risen and will likely continue to rise. [3] Some of the smallest and largest animals and plants are found in the Philippines.
The arrival of dogs in the Philippines were brought by some of the earliest colonists coming into the Philippine Archipelago. [4] There have been a differential treatment of dogs within each community in the Philippines; some are free to roam around structures and villages, while in traditional contemporary societies, dogs are consumed.
Now a prevalent weed in the Philippines, the plant was introduced in the southern Philippines in the 1960s. [12] It also easily spreads in agricultural land reducing space for edible plants consumed by livestock. Hagonoy itself is poisonous to livestock due to its allelopathic properties. [13] Water Hyacinth (Water lily) Eichornia crassipes [14 ...
The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is composed of three sections located in two stations: Companion Animal Clinic (CAC) at Diliman Station, UP Diliman, and Small Animal Section (SAS) and Farm Animal Section (FAS) at Los Baños Station, UP Los Baños. The VTH offers veterinary medical and surgical services, as well as diagnostic laboratory ...
Angel Chua Alcala ONS (March 1, 1929 – February 1, 2023) was a Filipino biologist who was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014. Alcala is known for his fieldwork to build sanctuaries and to promote biodiversity in the aquatic ecosystems of the Philippines.
Philippine Journal of Science, 151(1), 497-501 (2022). Naked-faced Spiderhunter (Arachnothera clarae): a Flower Visitor and a Potential Pollinator of the Genus Aeschynanthus; R.A.A. Bustamante, & P.B. Pelser. Blumea 67 (1): 15–19 (2022). A new Philippine species of Ridsdalea (Rubiaceae, Ixoroideae) from karst vegetation in Palawan
At least 13 people have died in the Philippines due to tropical storm Yagi, while schools and government offices were closed in Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday because of expected bad weather.
The site of the current NAPWC was included inside this park. The park's area was reduced in 1968 and 1969 with land reallocated for use of the national government and the Philippine Science High School. The NAPWC was opened on July 25, 1970, after it was inaugurated by then-President Ferdinand Marcos. [3]