00:00 In the province of Negros, animals are wild and play.
00:10 They chase each other.
00:14 They both eat.
00:23 But what if the wild ones accidentally go to another place?
00:30 In the camera trap, you can see the Visayan Leopard Cat or Maral walking in the forest of Negros.
00:43 And climbing down a tree.
00:50 Marals are sensitive, so this one immediately felt like someone was watching.
00:57 This Maral noticed the camera trap because of its light.
01:04 Marals are difficult, but there are times when they can't escape from danger.
01:13 Especially if they are small.
01:17 They are still young.
01:18 This January, two small Marals were seen in the town of Talisay.
01:29 According to the farmers, they saw them after the crop was planted.
01:35 When the farmers harvest their sugar cane, sometimes they get baby Marals.
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01:49 Here in our village, every time we harvest, we get a baby Maral.
01:53 So, every year, you get a baby Maral?
01:56 Yes, we get a baby Maral.
01:57 The farmers immediately reported the two Maral babies to the authorities.
02:02 Just one.
02:12 He's already eating.
02:14 At present, the Maral babies are in the facility of the Talarac Foundation, a conservation facility in Negros Occidental.
02:33 Visayan Leopard Cat, or better known as Maral, is usually solitary or lives alone in the wild.
02:42 They are also good at climbing trees.
02:46 They are nocturnal or more active at night to look for food like birds and small fish.
02:58 The female Maral can give birth to two to three kittens.
03:03 Just like the two Maral babies that were seen in Talisay City.
03:09 At present, they are being cared for by the Talarac Foundation.
03:17 So, here are the two Maral babies in Talisay City.
03:26 They are hissing.
03:31 We're going to examine it.
03:37 They can see the gloves are starting to hiss already.
03:54 It's time to examine them.
03:56 Their eyes are clean.
04:06 We can see and examine it closely.
04:12 It looks like it didn't get hurt when we caught it.
04:18 We can estimate the age of Visayan Leopard Cat.
04:24 Most likely, these kittens are between three to four months old.
04:29 Even though they are still young, they are showing that they can defend themselves.
04:36 Until...
04:42 Oh!
04:43 This one is a little bit feisty.
04:53 Look at that, home.
04:55 We can examine it.
04:57 It has a beautiful oral cavity.
04:59 There are no gingivitis.
05:01 No nasal discharges.
05:03 Beautiful.
05:05 Beautiful, home.
05:06 Visayan Leopard Cat is an endemic in the Philippines.
05:19 It means that they can only be found in the islands of Negros, Cebu, and Panay.
05:25 Their population is declining.
05:29 That's why it's important for them to return to the wild.
05:34 In the current scenario in Negros,
05:38 if they see abandoned kittens,
05:44 but in fact, the mother is just hunting for food,
05:50 they should know that they don't need to be fed.
05:55 Good job, dog!
06:00 For now, the kids are temporarily kept in the Talarac facility until they can be returned to the wild.
06:09 Visayan Warty Pig is also being protected here in Negros.
06:17 Even though they are not in the wild, their population is safer inside their enclosure.
06:29 But the African Swine Fever Virus, or ASF, is still rampant.
06:35 There was an incident where the ASF infected the captive breeding Visayan Warty Pigs.
06:43 They were infected by the ASF and were wiped out.
06:46 How many heads were there?
06:48 16 in total.
06:50 Before I can enter the enclosure of the Visayan Warty Pig,
06:54 I need to wear PPE.
06:58 To avoid contamination inside.
07:02 Suddenly, the Visayan Warty Pigs became curious about us.
07:10 Even though they are hiding, they know that there is a message for them.
07:17 If you see this in the wild, you will be nervous because you will see their tusks.
07:25 The older they are, the more defined those tusks are.
07:29 And they use them for defense.
07:31 This is how serious the protection of the Talarac is.
07:36 Here in the Visayan Warty Pigs.
07:39 Because we can see that, aside from wearing PPE,
07:44 you can see their enclosure.
07:47 This is also netted.
07:50 Because of all possibilities of contamination due to different sources.
07:57 One of their goals is to increase the number of Visayan Warty Pigs.
08:05 This is how happy the wildlife is in their natural habitat.
08:14 So, I hope we can protect their habitat and their species.
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