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Davao Oriental celebrates World Wildlife Day



MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL (PIA)- The Subangan Museum in Mati City, Davao Oriental hosted the province’s celebration of the United Nation’s World Wildlife Day on March 3.


Gracing the World Wildlife Day event in Mati is Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang alongside academe, scientists and environmentalists. The event was held in partnership between the Provincial Government, Davao Oriental State University (DORSU) and the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF).


The highlight of the event is the wildlife exhibit which opened March 3 and will run until March 8 at the Subangan Museum, the exhibit is a digital showcase of native animal and plant species found in  Davao Oriental. The artists used acrylic, watercolor, oil, soft pastel, and graphite, among others, to visualize the native animals and plants.


The wildlife exhibit aims  to “further raise awareness about the conservation status of the province’s native species especially those that are considered endangered.”


During the opening Governor Dayanghirang made a call to address the alarming state of biodiversity loss.


"We will all suffer if we kill the environment. And it is the duty of the government to protect the people. We should never allow our paradise to become a hell. We are only here for a split second of eternity. Let the future generations enjoy their constitutional right to a healthy ecology. Our right to water, to life, to agriculture is not only constitutional, it is God-given," the Governor said.


In line with the UN  World Wildlife Day, the  province and its partners DORSU and PEF has organized a week-long event dubbed as Wildlife is Here  2022: Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration.


During his talk at the Subangan Museum, Dr Roy Ponce the president of DORSU espoused Regenerative Development which is the use of resources to increase society's well-being while also increasing the capacity of the support systems required for future growth.


“If we can establish DORSU, the City of Mati and the province of Davao Oriental as regenerative futures institutions then our unique mission as cohort of human beings in this part of the world at this point in time is fulfilled to leave a legacy for the future,” Dr. Ponce said. (PIA/RG Alama)

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