From tarsiers to cloud rats, scientist strives to save Philippine species
Tarsius Tarsius.z.s.
An interview with Milada Řeháková on Mongabay.com.
- In this interview, Milada Rehakova shares how she and her husband rediscovered the bushy-tailed cloud rat, previously thought extinct, on Dinagat Island in 2012.
- Rehakova is currently working with local allies to establish the first protected areas on Dinagat Island to protect the cloud rat and tarsiers among other species.
- Rehokova is also working to save the tarsiers of Bohol from an exploitative tourist trade.
Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat and a new protected area
Today, it is already four years since I saw one of the…
