'Born to be Wild' goes to Isabela to visit critically endangered Philippine crocodiles

BORN TO BE WILD
MARCH 8, 2015



Doc Nielsen Donato returns to Isabela to check on the critically endangered Philippine crocodiles.  He visits former patient, Fernando, a Philippine croc that was turned over to Mabuwaya Foundation after residents complained that the animal was preying on their livestock.  Several years ago, Philippine crocodiles which are found nowhere else on the planet, dwindled to only 100 mature individuals in the wild.  The Mabuwaya Foundation began a program to reintroduce a new generation of crocodiles back into the wild in hopes of saving their species.  Doc Nielsen checks on the progress of the crocs and the community living with these animals.





In Bicol, a new site called Juag Lagoon is attracting tourists.  Big fish can be seen just by snorkeling in this lagoon.  But what fascinates visitors is the presence of the Napoleon Wrasse or mameng.  This endangered fish was documented by Doc Ferds and his team in the deeper waters of Palau and the Maldives.  The locals of Juag Lagoon are now looking for ways to help protect the lagoon and the mameng that now thrives in these waters.




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