'Ang Lakbay Pauwi nina Dodong at Hulky' , dokumentaryo ni Kara David

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Ang Lakbay Pauwi nina Dodong at Hulky

Mahigit dalawang daang milyong taon nang nabubuhay sa mundo ang mga buwaya. Pero nang dahil sa kagagawan ng tao -- may isang pambihirang uri ng buwaya na nanganganib nang maubos.

Sa Pilipinas lang matatagpuan ang Crocodylus mindorensis – isang uri ng buwaya na maliit, mailap, at hindi mabangis. Kaya naman madalas silang pinapatay o hinuhuli para ipagbili sa mga kolektor ng exotic na hayop. Ngayon, mahigit isandaan na lang ang bilang ng Crocodylus mindorensis na matatagpuan sa mga ilog at kuweba sa bansa.

Para muli silang maparami, noong 2006, nagpadala ng mga buwaya ang Pilipinas sa iba't ibang bansa sa Europa. Layon ng proyekto na makapag-breed ng Crocodylus mindorensis at noon ngang 2015, isinilang sa Germany ang dalawa sa kanila --- sina Dodong at Hulky.

Pero mawawalan daw ng saysay ang proyekto kung hindi naman sila maibabalik sa natural nilang tahanan. Kaya ngayong sila'y anim na taong gulang na, magsisimula ang kanilang paglalakbay pauwi.

Samahan si Kara David sa kanyang dokumentaryong “Ang Lakbay Pauwi nina Dodong at Hulky” ngayong Sabado sa I-Witness, June 12, 2021, 10:15pm sa GMA.

English version

Crocodiles have been around for more than two hundred million years. And yet, because of man's actions, there is a rare kind of crocodile which is in danger of being extinct.

The Crocodylus mindorensis can only be found in the Philippines -- a particular breed of crocodile which is smaller, elusive, and often harmless. For these reasons, they are often killed or hunted alive only to be sold to collectors of exotic animals. Now, only about a hundred are left of the Crocodylus mindorensis in the wild.

To increase their numbers, the Philippines sent crocodiles to different countries in Europe in 2006. The project aims to breed the Crocodylus mindorensis and in 2015, two were successfully hatched in Germany -- Dodong and Hulky.

However, the project would be meaningless if these crocodiles will not be able to go back to their natural habitat. Now that they are six years old, Dodong and Hulky will begin their journey back home.

Catch Kara David’s “Ang Lakbay Pauwi nina Dodong at Hulky” (Dodong and Hulky: A Journey Back Home) on I-Witness this Saturday, July 12, 2021, 10:15pm on GMA. #