The Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)...Ca. 750 in Palawan! •The future of the species...
Transcript of The Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)...Ca. 750 in Palawan! •The future of the species...
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Peter and Indira Widmann
INNOVATIVE
METHODS FOR THE
CONSERVATION OF
THE
PHILIPPINE
COCKATOO IN
PALAWAN
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HOW THREATENED IS THE KATALA?
• This justified a listing as “Critically Endangered” (IUCN 2013).
• Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future!
• Less than 1,000 individuals left in the wild! Ca. 750 in Palawan!
• The future of the species will be decided in this province!
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LOWLAND HABITATS ARE CRUCIAL FOR THE
PHILIPPINE COCKATOO! • At least during the breeding
season Philippine Cockatoos are restricted to coastal areas.
• The majority of the terrestrial protected areas in the Philippines are situated in the uplands and therefore are unsuitable for their conservation.
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“TRADITIONAL” APPROACH: PROTECTED AREA
DECLARATION AND MANAGEMENT UNDER NIPAS AND
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Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary in cooperation with
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“INNOVATIVE” APPROACH: TURNING POACHERS
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PHILIPPINE COCKATOO HABITAT: FOREST STRUCTURE
• Philippine Cockatoos are adapted to naturally open forest types, e.g. beach forests, seasonal lowland forests.
• They are able to breed and forage in degraded forests and even cultural landscapes with only little and highly fragmented forest cover left.
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Pandanan Island in cooperation with Jewelmer and Balabac Municipality
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INNOVATIVE APPROACH: PROTECTED AREAS
DECLARED UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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• Culasian Managed Resource Protected Area, Rizal
• Omoi and Manambaling Cockatoo Reserves, Dumaran
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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES: CONSERVATION OUTSIDE
OF PROTECTED AREAS
• Integration of biodiversity outcomes in CLWUP
• Wildlife Corridors
• Local ordinances to protect and monitor the Philippine
Cockatoo
• Conservation education
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OTHER SPECIES THAT ARE TYPICAL FOR OPEN FOREST
CONDITIONS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
• Integration of biodiversity outcomes in land use planning.
• Finer tuned habitat protection in lowland areas (multiple use zone): e.g. remnant forest patches, grassland-forest mosaics, wetlands with presence of threatened and endemic species.
• More protected areas declared by private land owners and LGUs.
• Habitat restoration, instead of reclamation, in old mining sites.
• Diverse and profitable agricultural, pastoral and silvicultural landscapes, e.g. multi-species plantations, “Rainforestation”, etc. (best practices among Biosphere Reserves).
• Informed population and enlightened decision makers.
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SHARE A PLACE TO LIVE!
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THANK YOU! • Loro Parque Fundacion
• Northern England Zoological Society
/ Chester Zoo
• ZooParc de Beauval
• ZGAP
• Department for Environment and
Natural Resources Philippines
• Palawan Council for Sustainable
Development
• IUCN/SOS
• Additional photos: Roland Seitre