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WATERBIRDS. Over 11,000 waterbirds, including migratory birds, were sighted in the recently conducted Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) in different areas of the Bicol region. The activity aims to raise public knowledge on waterbird species and the importance of wetland sites. (Photo from DENR-Bicol's FB page) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Bicol (DENR-5) reported on Friday that over 11,000 waterbirds were sighted in the recently conducted Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) in different areas in the region. The AWC runs parallel to other international censuses of waterbirds in Africa, Europe, and the Neotropics under the International Waterbird Census (IWC) umbrella. In a social media post, DENR Bicol Regional Executive Director Francisco Milla Jr. called for public support in protecting and conserving wildlife species and their habitat, which is in accordance with Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. The conduct o
Wetlands International’s biggest annual water bird census, Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), was carried out in Sultanpur National Park and Najafgarh Lake in Delhi. As per the findings, there has been a partial increase in the species diversity at the national park. The total number of water birds
WATERBIRDS. Philippine Mallards and Wandering Whistling Ducks are spotted in Maqueda Bay in Jiabong, Samar in this undated photo. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has recorded at least 2,173 endemic and migratory waterbirds in its latest survey held in seven sites in Eastern Visayas from Jan. 9 to 20, 2023. (Photo courtesy of DENR) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has recorded at least 2,173 endemic and migratory waterbirds in its latest survey held in seven sites in Eastern Visayas. In a report released Thursday, the DENR 8 (Eastern Visayas) said the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) was conducted from Jan. 9 to 20. It recorded the sighting of egrets, herons, Philippine ducks, shanks, common sandpipers, plovers, moorhens, curlews, terns, kingfishers, black-winged stilts, great knots, and crows. The department also reported a rare sighting of the Eurasian coot in the Maqueda Bay Wetlands. Known as the Australian coot, it is