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GLAN, SARANGANI PROVINCE – Beachgoers, locals, and volunteers alike watched in amazement as seven dugongs swam close to the shores of Barangay Gumasa, here on a sunny Friday afternoon.
Jun 5, 2024 · On Friday, four sea cows, commonly known as dugong, were seen foraging off the coast of Glan, Sarangani province, environment officials said.
- ‘Efforts Paying Off’
- DENR Needs Help
- Protected Area
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) conducts a monthly monitoring of marine mammal activity in the bay in line with conservation and protection efforts. “This sighting is a manifestation of how we are taking care of our protected seascape. Our efforts are paying off,” Lumayag said. Known for being shy and mainly subsisting on ...
For DENR-12 director Felix Alicer, the recent dugong sighting in Sarangani showed that the SBPS require continued protection, not only by the DENR but by other stakeholders. “The DENR alone cannot carry out its functions effectively without the support of the citizenry and the local government units. We must all work together to protect and preserv...
According to marine biologist Roy Operario Mejorada of the Environmental Conservation and Protection Center-Sarangani Province, the sea cows showed up just as the SBPS was marking its 26th anniversary. “Not just one dugong, but five! The herd was foraging on the seagrass meadows and mothers were observed nursing the calves. This sighting is just on...
Five sea cows, locally known as “dugong”, were spotted in Sarangani Bay. This rare sighting of the biggest herd of marine mammals was documented by the drone camera of Sarangani Bay Protected...
Jan 31, 2024 · KORONADAL CITY – Environment monitoring personnel have spotted a solitary marine mammal within the Strict Protection Zone (SPZ) of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Soccsksargen Region (DENR-12) said Wednesday.
Mar 20, 2022 · Considered to be the largest herd of dugong, they were spotted foraging off the coast of Sarangani Bay last week as shared by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. They were sighted through a drone camera operated by the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape’s (SBPS) management office.
May 31, 2024 · Four sea cows, known locally as dugong, were spotted foraging off Barangay Cablalan in Glan, Sarangani morning on Friday, May 31, 2024. A drone camera of the Protected Area Management Office of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (PAMO-SBPS) captured the three adults and a calf during the culmination of the Month of the Ocean celebration.
