83 bagong pisang pawikan, pinakawalan sa karagatan ng Gen. Santos City

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00:00More than 80 new Pisang Pawikan have successfully returned to their normal habitat in General Santos City

00:08while a squirrel species called Ibung Adarna has been documented in Mt. Apo Natural Park.

00:16Here is the report.

00:2080 critically endangered hawksbill or new Pisang Pawikan have been lost in General Santos City.

00:28According to DENR, SOCSARGEN, several employees of the oil mill in Jensan noticed

00:33that there are people moving in the wastewater treatment facility of the factory.

00:37When inspected, they found new Pisang Pawikan

00:42and this was immediately reported to the Protected Area Management Office of PAMO of Sarangani.

00:47According to PAMO, it is important to report these incidents to them

00:52because there is a proper process that is followed in the loss of endangered species such as hawksbill.

00:58It is important that in the loss of Pisang Pawikan,

01:01it should be visible from 6 to 10 meters away from the sea and they should be allowed to swim up to the water.

01:10Two types of squirrels have been documented in Mt. Apo Natural Park in Cotabato.

01:16This is the Philippine Pigmy Squirrel and Mindanao Tree Squirrel.

01:20According to DENR, this is a proof that Mt. Apo Natural Park can be inhabited by endemic species.

01:29Meanwhile, as a proof of the healthy ecosystem of Mt. Apo Natural Park,

01:34the Adarna Bird has been seen twice in the park.

01:38The Philippine Trogon, also known as Arak, is known to the residents of Mt. Apo.

01:43This is the only species of Trogon that can be seen here in the Philippines.

01:48In Matalam, Cotabato, DENR has lost a reticulated python in its natural habitat.

01:56The reticulated python is a type of snake that can only be found in Tibog and Tibog, Silangang, Asa.

02:02It was found by a resident on the highway of Matalam, Cotabato and was immediately reported to the local DENR office.

02:10Snakes are usually active and irritable when the weather is hot.

02:15Dominic Almelor for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.