Aired (January 5, 2025) Sa isla sa Bangungui, Sulu, problema ng mga pawikan ang bayawak— kinakain kasi nito ang itlog ng pawikan. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00There are islands that are not easy to reach.
00:12Most of the time, the journey is far and dangerous.
00:20That is why this sanctuary is preserved with different life forms.
00:30Where they are free to live and multiply.
00:37The Island of Nitsilu
00:55Nitsilu is a paradise for fishermen.
01:02This is where they often catch eggs.
01:07That is why the residents of Nitsilu call it Turtle Island.
01:18When the sun rises,
01:27it seems like there is a danger to the fish eggs.
01:32Because not only sea turtles live on the island.
01:42They eat the eggs.
01:48Sir, are these eggs hatched or eaten by the turtles?
01:52They eat the eggs.
01:54They eat the eggs.
01:55They eat the eggs.
02:02Look at this.
02:03It looks like it was really eaten by the turtles.
02:09A few minutes later,
02:14we caught a turtle that was resting on a tree.
02:20Its head is so big.
02:24It came down to go around.
02:27And it stopped in the middle of the ocean to enjoy the waves.
02:47When it felt hungry,
02:50the turtle went around the island to look for food.
03:01The eggs of the turtle that it hatched
03:05could be put in danger.
03:08But when it felt that it is not alone on the island,
03:12the turtle suddenly ran across the sea.
03:21The turtle went to the sea.
03:26This is the first time I have seen a turtle swimming in the sea.
03:31This is the first time I have seen a turtle swimming in the sea.
03:46I followed the turtle.
03:52But it suddenly disappeared.
03:56It's gone.
03:59Until this is the first time I have seen a turtle swimming in the sea.
04:10I followed the turtle.
04:13Until
04:19I witnessed that it can even swim.
04:26The turtle used its tail as a propeller when swimming.
04:40To find out more,
04:42we went with the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy of Menre Barm
04:48in Sulu to catch a turtle.
04:51It's amazing.
04:53It's natural for them to swim.
04:57We found a healthy turtle.
05:01We have Sir Needs and Sir Bourbon
05:04who I'm going to train in handling the monitor lizard.
05:09There are two of them.
05:11We will take advantage of training them
05:17because they attend seminars.
05:18But it's more like lectures.
05:21Pictures.
05:23Now, they will experience the actual handling of wildlife.
05:28It was my very first experience.
05:31I really admire your teaching.
05:34It was very well explained and demonstrated.
05:39Thank you very much.
05:41It's time to return to his natural habitat, Bibang.
05:45The details of Bibang that we documented
05:51were sent to experts
05:54to find out which of the 11 species of monitor lizards in the Philippines
05:59we caught in Sulu.
06:01Herpetologist Dr. Arvin Jesmos
06:05noticed a monitor lizard or monitor lizard of Sulu.
06:08As of now, we only know of one species
06:12that can be found in Sulu and other islands.
06:17Although, in recent years,
06:20a group of herpetologists studied that island
06:24and they discovered another monitor lizard
06:28which is the 12th species here in the Philippines.
06:32The species of monitor lizard that we documented
06:35is possible to be a descendant of monitor lizards in Malaysia.
06:41A lot of study is needed to understand
06:45how monitor lizards got to the island.
06:49Although, there is another theory.
06:51There is also a possibility that this might be a recent invader
06:56that has descended from many islands across Malaysia.
07:01For example, the nearest would be in Borneo.
07:04In Sabah and so on.
07:06As of now, experts are still trying to find out
07:10which species of monitor lizards we caught.
07:33For more information, visit GME Public Affairs' YouTube channel.