The Municipality of Cagayancillo started a nursery of Abok-abok (Heliotropium foertherianum) trees for transplantation in Tubbataha this year. This is in support of our efforts to regenerate the beach forest in the islets. We were unsuccessful with this species last year. Perhaps the Cagayanen touch is all we need! The project is funded by DENR […]
Read More“This photo exhibition has been prepared in collaboration with the Monaco Explorations Campaign in the framework of the partnership agreement between UNESCO and the Principality of Monaco, and will highlight the scientific research carried out during their stopovers in four UNESCO World Heritage marine sites which include Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (Philippines, 2016).” – UNESCO-WHC […]
Read MoreBrown Booby (Sula leucogaster) 0738 (BB 0738) is 12 years old. It was barely a year old when we attached its numbered bands. Bird banding helps researchers better understand dispersal, migration, life span, survival rate, behavior, reproductive success, and growth of birds. BB 0738 was never sighted in Tubbataha in the intervening years. Yesterday, it […]
Read MoreBB 0738 found 500 kms from its birthplace in Tubbataha Metal and colored bands were attached to some Brown Boobies in Tubbataha 12 years ago. (Photos by Riza Edades) Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) 0738 (BB 0738) is 12 years old. It was barely a year old when we attached its numbered bands. Bird banding helps […]
Read MoreToday is World Tourism Day 2020! Let us celebrate ‘Tourism and Rural Development’. Tourism may be one of our most powerful tools to help communities recover from the devastating economic and social impacts of the Covid19 pandemic. The Municipality of Cagayancillo share in the tourism revenues in Tubbataha to support rural development. The fund is […]
Read MoreThe Tubbataha Black noddy (Anous minutus worcesteri) can now only be found in the Bird and South Islets. Because all the trees in the Bird and South Islet died, this internationally-protected seabird no longer has a place to build its nest and raise its young. We are now experimenting on a sturdier structure on which […]
Read MoreA rollercoaster ride on the wings of hope “These masked boobies represent what we once lost – and what we hope to recover. As the only breeding pair known in the Philippines today, we are determined to provide them with a safe and nurturing space in which to start a family.” said Angelique M. Songco, […]
Read More“Within the Philippines, reef shark populations are depleted with no sharks reported apart from in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and Apo Reef Natural Park. This is alarming for coastal areas but a silver lining is that it does put a spotlight on the excellence of TRNP and it’s conservation measures.” – Sally Snow, LAMAVE Download a copy of the […]
Read MoreWhen corals are stressed by changes in conditions such as temperature, light, or nutrients, they expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, causing them to turn completely white or bleached. During the annual fish and coral monitoring in Tubbataha on May 26 to June 2, 2020, TMO researchers observed some coral bleaching in the […]
Read MoreWe are sad to announce that the Tubbataha Reefs will be closed to tourists until 30 April 2020 to prevent the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This is pursuant to Republic Act No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act,” Proclamations Nos. 929 and 922 series of 2020. Tourism activities will resume upon […]
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