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MJ and his mother Sandy, Visayan Spotted Deer, the world’s most threatened deer species. MJ was born last year at the NFEFI center.*

For many years, NFEFI has been at the forefront of efforts to protect and conserve the fragile environment of Negros. NFEFI’s Biodiversity Conservation Center located by the Provincial lagoon in Bacolod City serves as a captive breeding and rescue station for many of the endemic and threatened animals found in Negros.

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Monday, February 15, 2010

West Visayas species most endangered

BY CARLA GOMEZ

The head of one of Europe’s largest zoos was in Negros Occidental Saturday to explore more ways of working in partnership with the Negros Forest and Ecological Foundation Inc. and other conservation groups in the Philippines.


Prof. Gordon McGregor-Reid, CEO of the North of England Zoological Society, receives a plaque of appreciation for his invaluable support and contribution to the conservation of biodiversity in Negros from Gov. Isidro Zayco, represented by Boyet Uychiat. Looking on are (left) NFEFI president Paul Lizares and (r) William Oliver, director, Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Inc.*

Prof. Gordon McGregor-Reid, chief executive officer of the North of England Zoological Society that operates Chester Zoo, said his group supports conservation work in the West Visayas region, including that of NFEFI.

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Friday, December 25, 2009

Ana Roces visits NFEFI


(l-r), Ito and Rene Adad, Ana Roces and daughter Carmela; NFEFI president Paul Lizares, NFEFI trustee Robert Harland

Glamorous movie and TV star Ana Roces brought a little showbiz glitz to the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation's Biodiversity Conservation Center in Bacolod City when she visited over Christmas.

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas Piglets Born at NFEFI


Sita with two of her four piglets at NFEFI’s Center in Bacolod City.*

Sita, an eight year-old critically endangered Visayan Warty Pig, gave birth Monday night to a litter of four piglets at the Negros Forests & Ecological Foundation’s, Inc. (NFEFI) Biodiversity Conservation Center in Bacolod City.

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Monday, November 30, 2009

Batting for Bats

Bacolod college students had a close encounter at the weekend with the world of bats at a special Bat Workshop organized by the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation, Inc (NFEFI) and the Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc (PBCFI).


Members of the Philippine Daily Inquirer Read-Along team recently visited NFEFI's Center in Bacolod City. Pictured are NFEFI trustee Robert Harland (left), Bro. Jaazeal 'Tagoy' Jakosalem of the University of Negros Occidental Recoletos (second left) and NFEFI curator, Dr. Joanne Justo (second from right) and team members (l-r) Rich Rodriguez; Ethel Ray Escasinas, Edra Benedicto, Ruth Navarra and Minerva Generalao

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Wednesday November 25, 2009

Students, Govt. Employees, NFEFI Plant 500 Mangroves


Mangroves help man survive the effects of Climate Change. Mimie Ledesma (Education Officer, PBCFI/NFEFI-BCC) and Brgy. Tanod Dominador Villarin do their share in planting the coastal tree at Brgy. Punta Taytay.* (JMGJusto NFEFI-BCC- PIA)

About 500 mangrove (pagatpat) propagules were recently planted at Purok Sea Wall, Brgy. Punta Taytay during a mangrove planting activity spearheaded by the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Inc. (NFEFI) and the Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PBCFI) in collaboration with the West Negros University (WNU) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-CENRO).

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Wednesday November 18, 2009

Sumakwel's Song of Freedom

Storytelling, one of the earliest forms of folk art, was featured for the first time today as part of Negros Wildlife Month celebrations.


Using antlers from a rare Visayan Spotted Deer, renowned storyteller Mark Asuela tells the children about Sumakwel's Song of Freedom.

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Wednesday November 11, 2000

Winner of this year’s Negros Wildlife Week environmental poster competition, held today at Robinsons in Bacolod City, was 11year-old St. Scholastica student Renee Joy Beljera. Her winning entry called ‘Saving Nature’ shows ways that everyone can help save mother nature.


St. Scholastica student Renee Joy Beljera with her winning poster entry ‘"Saving Nature". Looking on are (l-r) NFEFI’s Mimie Ledesma, judging panel member Imelda Tinsay, NFEFI curator Dr. Joanne Justo, and NFEFI president Paul Lizares.*

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Tuesday November 10, 2009


Negros Wildlife Month kicked-off today with a colorful 250-strong street parade of students, volunteers and concerned citizens dressed in masks and costumes to show many of the endemic and threatened species of Negros.


(l-r) NFEFI president Paul Lizares; Tay Tung students Kurt Patrick
Yu
and Lezyl Coloso; Gov. Isidro Zayco

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Bacolod City, Philippines November 3, 2009

November is Provincial Wildlife Month

November has again been officially declared as Wildlife Month for Negros Occidental.

It promises to be an exciting month of celebrations and activities all designed to increase awareness among Negrenses of the need to protect and conserve the diverse and unique wildlife of the island.

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Bacolod City, Philippines Thursday, October 29, 2009

British Ambassador Joins NFEFI

At a recent meeting in Manila, Bacolod-based British national and NFEFI trustee Robert Harland briefed the new UK Ambassador, Stephen Lillie, on the many projects undertaken by the foundation. He highlighted the long-standing and close relationship between NFEFI and British-based environmental groups.

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Bacolod City, Philippines Thursday, October 8, 2009



The 10-kilo volts micro-hydro electric power switch-on was held yesterday and is expected to benefit more than 40 houses in Sitio Campuestohan, Brgy. Cabatangan, in Talisay City.

Proprietor-manager of TTG Construction Services, Tim Geollegue, said the use of water in this project is not only anchored on producing electricity, but at the same time to protect the healthy forest of the place.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2009

Threatened Visayan Spotted Deer Born at the NFEFI

A fawn has become the first Visayan Spotted Deer to be born in the past six years at the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation’s (NFEFI) captive breeding and conservation center in Bacolod City.
The male deer was born in July.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2009



Friday, September 18, 2009


Feedback
with Primo Esleyer

Early this week, we were at the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation compound across the Capitol lagoon on invitation of our friend Robert Harland.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009


Your source of Philippine community news

SENATOR Mar Roxas has started the ball rolling for the Negros Forests & Ecological Foundation's (NFEFI) fund-raising campaign with a donation of P20,000.

This follows a recent visit he made to NFEFI's captive breeding and conservation center in Bacolod City.

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NFEFI Appeals for PhP1-M

Negros Daily Bulletin
September 7, 2009

The Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation (NFEFI) is urgently appealing for funds to enable it to continue its fight to protect and conserve the environment of Negros.

For 25 years NFEFI and its volunteers have been at the forefront of environmental protection, reforesting hundreds of hectares in Negros and establishing one of the country’s top captive breeding programs of endangered species.

 

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Monday, May 25, 2009


World’s rarest deer still roam Negros


By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
05/24/2009


FOR THIS group of British and Filipino environmentalists, there’s nothing more beautiful than the sight of droppings of the world’s rarest deer.

It’s proof that the Visayan spotted deer (Cervus alfredi), endemic to the Philippines but in danger of extinction, still roam in the wild. read more>>>



By being a member of the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation, Incorporated (NFEFI), you will help ensure the sustainability for the foundation to carry out its conservation programs for wildlife and their habitats in Negros.

 

Help us restore Negros Forests to its full glory :


  • Plant trees
  • Do not support the wildlife trade
  • Do not buy any products or food made from parts of wild animals
  • Use only sustainably grown wood
  • Conserve our resources: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle!
  • Keep our environment clean by segregating garbage properly and clean-up events.
 
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