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Protect Phil Warty Joins the 32nd Philippine Biodiversity Symposium
Iloilo City, Philippines — In pursuit of its mission to conserve the country’s endemic warty pigs (Sus philippensis), the Protect Phil Warty team actively participated in the 32nd Philippine Biodiversity Symposium held at Central Philippine University (CPU), Iloilo City. Representing the team were Dr. Marjorie A. Cortes and Dr. Heherson […]
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Protect Phil Warty Visits Biliran Island to Solidify Collaboration
The Protect Phil Warty team discussed its research initiatives with key stakeholders from Biliran Island, aimed at developing strategies to protect the Philippine warty pigs from the threat of African swine fever on Biliran Island, employing citizen science and conservation medicine approaches. The team was warmly welcomed by its academic […]
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CVM-VSU Research Initiatives on African Swine Fever Presented at ISVEE17
Written by: Harvie P. Portugaliza African swine fever (ASF), a contagious disease affecting pigs resulting in significant mortality rates, was first recorded in the Visayas when the Department of Agriculture confirmed an outbreak in Abuyog, Leyte, in January 2021. This occurred two years after an initial case was reported in […]