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Hot news from last week! More than one year since we got Julius, the first tarsier in our conservation centre in Bilar, we could finally put our male and female tarsier together in one enclosure. Nina and Julius are currently housed in a smaller enclosure (meant for quarantine purpose, better observation or in case when needed...
After demanding monitoring of our new female tarsier, Nina, staff of our Project could not wait to come back to schools, to educate new young Ambassadors of Tarsiers. Thanks to fruitful collaboration with local Principals, we had a chance to visit four schools between 10th and 14th August. Going further than our previous activities in neighbouring...
You might have wondering what was happening in our captive management in past few months. Since we got our first tarsier, Julius and after monitoring his adjustment to the new conditions, we immediately started careful searching for a female. As we informed you a few times, the Philippine tarsiers are very sensitive to captive environment, so our...
This time we do not bring you info about tarsiers but another interesting Philippine animals. The Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat (Crateromys australis) is endemic to Dinagat Island, a small island in the East of the Philippines. It was seen first time in 1975 and thenafter wasn´t found until our expedition in 2012. Please read about this rediscovery...
Are you interested how the life of a volunteer on the Tarsius project looks like? Read below an article written by Alex who spent six months with us. „These following words should be viewed as a condensed, written version of some of my experiences as a volunteer for the Tarsius Project during my seven month long stay in...
Between 25th and 28th March, the 7th Bohol Red Cross Youth Summer Camp 2015 with the theme „Save the Nature, Save the Future” was held In Bohol Island State University in Bilar. It aimed to increase environmental awareness among young Boholanos. The Tarsius Project also participated in this event, as our Field Assistant, Filip, was...
We are very pleased to inform you that the Tarsius project got the 1. Price of the ZGAP-CLIP-AWARD 2015. It was organized by ZGAP (Zoologishe Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz – Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations) that supports Tarsius project since last year. Enjoy the videoclip!
The conservation education does not only target younger members of local communities, but older ones as well. Therefore, besides educating young pupils, the idea of traineeship for teachers of elementary schools came up and became our next educational activity. In total, 30 teachers and principals from 6 schools in Bilar, specifically Owac, Villa Aurora,...
We are happy to inform you that Zoo Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic) became a partner of the Tarsius project. Therefore you can find our tarsier products in souvenir shop at the zoo. Moreover, we plan activities for visitors where they can learn about Philippines and our tarsier conservation work. We thank for this support and...
The continuation of our educational programme „Ambassadors of tarsiers” took place in January. Our field assistants, Alex and Filip visited the same elementary schools in Owac and Yanaya, but this time performance involved older kids from 4th to 6th grades. After big success of the first part of the programme, the next challenge has arisen...
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