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Hunting
Hunting

December 6, 2007 - Josef Sagemuller's Email Appeal

December 8, 2007 - Care2.com: Anti-hunting petition site

December 13, 2007 - Philippine Daily Inquirer: Slaughter of the Birds

December 13, 2007 - Letter from a hunter as sent to Philippine Daily Inquirers

December 15, 2007 - Josef Sagemuller gives speech at WBCP Xmas party

December 18, 2007 - Philippine Daily Inquirer: Postmortem Evidence

December 22, 2007 - Press release from the Office of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri

December 26, 2007 - Philippine Daily Inquirer: Fallout

December 27, 2007 - Bukidnon Online: Bird killings alarm Migz

January 11, 2008 - GMA News: Shooting Team may be in trouble for hunting near extinct ducks

January 11, 2008 - WBCP issues Statement on Sports Hunting

January 12 - Tet Lara, Mike and Jade de Guzman issues statement to GMA News

January 12. 2008 - Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Birdwatching, birdcatching

January 13, 2008 - On Loving Animals blog: Three members of the Philippine Shooting Team and the killing of protected Philippine wildlife

January 14, 2008 - Statement from DENR Sec. Joselito Atienza

January 14, 2008 - GMA News: DENR warns vs. wildlife species attackers

January 14, 2008 - India Times: Philippines warns hunters

January 14, 2008 - Business Mirror: Atienza "hunts" bird hunters

January 14, 2008 - WWF: A Song for the Birds

January 14, 2008 - Wild Life Extra : Endangered Bird Hunting in the Philippine

January 15, 2008 - PNSA president Arturo Macapagal issues statement

January 15, 2008 - GMA News: RP Shooting Team may be charged for shooting ducks

January 16, 2008 - GMA News: Candaba mayor seeks help from DENR over shooting of birds

January 16, 2008 - DENR Website: Atienza - Organize activities to better appreciate our natural heritage

January 17, 2008 - Philippine Daily Inquirer: WWF sounds alarm on bird hunting

January 17, 2008 Sun Star Pampanga: Wild Bird Club hits sports fowl-hunting

January 18, 2008 - Sun Star Pampanga: Environment chief seeks a stop to killing of birds

January 18, 2008 - Malaya: Concern raised over hunting of native ducks

January 18, 2008 - Letter of PNSA President Arturo Macapagal to PAWB Director Mundita Lim

January 19, 2008 - Bantay Dagat and three members of the Philippine Shooting Team

January 19, 2008 - The Manila Times: An open letter to the Bacolod Air Rifle Hunting Club

January 22, 2008 - Journal Online: Stop Killing Birds -- Rep. Romualdez

January 24, 2008 -WWF's panda.org: Anger in the Philippines as hunters post pictures of killed threatened birs on their websites

January 26, 2008 - Visayan Daily Star: Hunters still breaking chain of life for 'fun'

January 28, 2008 - Visayan Daily News: Hunter's response

February 2, 2008 - Philippine Daily Inquirer: Negros bird slaughter raises outcry

February 4, 2008 - Philippine Daily Inquirer: Hunter admits shooting birds considered pests

February 9, 2008: Care2 Petition Site forwards complaint letter from "hunters"

February 12, 2008 - Josef Sagemuller's response to Care2.com

February 12, 2008 - Response from Care2.com

February 27, 2008 -Privilege Speech by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri

WBCP Activities

Past Activities

Upcoming Activities

February 7, 2010
Club Trip
Mt Palay-Palay, Cavite
6:00 am

Participated by 30 birders
Species seen include Crested Serpent-Eagle, Common Flameback, Philippine Falconet, Colasisi, Scale-feathered Malkoha

March 8, 2010
Guided trip for UP Journalism students
Coastal Lagoon, Paranaque
6:00 am

February 21, 2010
Guided trip for Manila Concert Choir
Candaba Marsh, Pampanga
3:30 pm

Participated by 35 birders
Species seen include Tufted Duck, Garganey, Grey Heron, Pheasant-tailed Jacana

March 13-14, 2010
Raptor Watch Week
Ilham Resort
Tanjung Tuan, Melaka
Malaysia

February 28, 2010
Guided Trip for Montes family and Museum Volunteers of the Philippines
Candaba Marsh, Pampanga
3:30 pm

Participated by 47 birders
Species seen include Barn swallow, Common Kingfisher, Plain Bush-hen, Purple Swamphen, Blue-tailed Bee-eater

September 24-25, 2010
6th Philippine Bird Festival
Davao City

March 5, 2010
Wawa Dam, Rizal

Species seen include Red-crested Malkoha, Scale-feathered Malkoha, Philippine Coucal, Balicassiao


March 7, 2010
Pag-Asa Station,
Tanay, Rizal

Species seen include Chinese Goshawk, Grey-faced Buzzard, Oriental Honey-Buzzard


Guided Trips are open to the general public. Club Trips are exclusively for WBCP members. One is required to join one of the Guided Trips before being accepted as a member.

 

More Trip Reports
Birding Adventures in Luzon
02/7/10, 02/13-15/10
Wildlife sanctuary in Nuvali
06/21/09
In search of the Rhabdornis in Maquiling
03/29/09
Philippine Eagle at Mt Kitanglad
01/16-19/09

Archives: [2003] [2004] [2005] [2006]

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Asian Waterbird Census

AWC Homepage
AWC Count Form
Newsletter 2004
Newsletter 2005
Newsletter 2006
 
AWC Sites covered by WBCP:
 
Candaba Marsh, Pampanga - 1/17/10
Balanga wetlands, Bataan 1/10/10
San Juan, Batangas 1/9/10
 
Archives: [2004] [2005] [2006] [2007] [2008] [2009]

Bird Club in the News
Hunting, land conversion woes theaten bird sanctuary
1/21/10
Protecting the Birds
1/20/10
Hunting, area conversion 'decrease migratory birds'
1/19/10
New migratory birds seen in Candaba
1/14/10
Bird census held in 3 Bataan wetland sites
1/12/10
More migratory water birds found in Balanga City
1/12/10
Philippines vital for survival of migratory birds
1/11/10


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Raptor Watch

6th Bird Festival
September 24-25, 2010
Davao City


10 Reasons To Go Birdwatching
Birding For Beginners

Bird Gallery

Black Winged Stilt
Grey-streaked Flycatcher

Birds of the Philippines

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Executive Committee

Mike Lu, myckle224@yahoo.com

Alice Villa-Real, pathway93@yahoo.com

Tintin Telesforo, christine@ilahas.com

Trinket Canlas, trinket@gmail.com

Anna Gonzales, amariam.gonzales@gmail.com

Jon Villasper, jmvillasper@up.edu.ph

Kitty Arce-Aspelin, kittyarce@gmail.com


Records and Observations


Submission of records,
bird_records_PH@yahoogroups.com

Records Committee
Arne Jensen, aej@pldtdsl.net

Birders outside of Metro Manila

Apalit, Pampanga
Linda Gocon
mlgocon@yahoo.com

Babatngon, Leyte,
Helly Asoy
hellytac@yahoo.com

Bacolod, Negros Occidental
Josef Sagemuller
jmsagemuller@yahoo.com

Baguio, Benguet
Bedejim Abdullah
bedejim@yahoo.com

Balanga City, Bataan,
Joey Soriano
jotsoriano@yahoo.com

Calamba, Laguna
Ixi Mapua
iximapua2002@yahoo.com

Cebu City, Cebu,
Nilo Arribas, Jr.
ph_photo_97@yahoo.com

Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
Petrus Calope
ptcalope@yahoo.com

Lipa, Batangas
Ricky Nunez
thirstyplanet@yahoo.com

Munoz, Nueva Ecija
Rene Bajit
rene_bajit@yahoo.com

Naga, Camarines Sur
Jun Benavides
junbenavides@yahoo.com

Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
Peter Stevens
divemonster25@yahoo.co.uk

Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Melissa Macasaet
macmango67@yahoo.com

Tiaong, Quezon
Carmela Balcazar
perubukid@yahoo.com

Silang, Cavite
Aldrin Mallari
aldrin.mallari@gmail.com