BABOY DAGAT este "Pawikan"

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Submitted by marc on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 8:20pm

grabe na talaga yan pagtios sa naisyan, mei ng pang bakar nin orig kaya maski pawikan iso na yan piga ataman sa tangkar..... grabe na toooooo?

BABOY DAGAT este "Pawikan"

kahelak man

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Submitted by amanlayog on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 12:09am.

Dati kadakor ninyan sa ato. Ninto bihira na akong makakakita. Pag pigabuno ngani yan dili ako gatanaw ta ga luha yan. Pigangalasan ko yung karne ninyan ta maski ibutang mo sa baybayon dili pigadukotan nin baybay o buhangin. Kadakor ninyan sa palibot nin atong isla na dati dili pa naaabot nin mga taho. Pati mga kadiging isla sa palibot ta adon sila pagasugok. Kung boot ngani pag maliwanag yung buran yo mga kadiging pawikan nanglurlasbot sana yan sa baybayon ta mapunta na sa dagat. Kaginayon na tanawon ninyan.

this species don't deserve that kind of treatment

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Submitted by asahel25 on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 5:43pm.

di ako nakatutuwa sa picture na yan, bat nyo hinahayaan nyo( kung sino man ang nagtali jan) ikulong sa kulungan ng baboy ang kawawang pawikan n yan eh di nman yan baboy. i'm not environmentalist but i strongly condemn such practices.kayo kaya itali ko yan.kaya please lang, pakibalik sa dagat ang kawawang nilalang na yan........

wawikan

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Submitted by adin on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 10:21am.

naalala ko nong almost 3 yrs old pa lang kapatid ko, nakita nya na kinakatay yong wawikan(yon ang tawag niya sa pawikan). every time na kakain kami at karne ang ulam ayaw nya kumain kasi sabi niya wawikan daw yon. mga 2 yrs din bago siya uli kumain ng karne kasi lagi nasa isip nya yong wawikan na luhaan pa man din.

It's a Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

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Submitted by kurdapya on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 11:06pm.

Marine turtles fulfil important roles in marine ecosystems

Seagrasses and algae are the green turtles' preferred snacks, and also happen to be amongst the most productive ecosystems on the planet. Green turtles both help to maintain the seagrass beds and make them more productive. Without grazing by green turtles, the seagrass blades grow tall and get choked by sediments that obscure the light and promote disease.

Additionally, seagrass consumed by green turtles is quickly digested and becomes available as recycled nutrients to the many species of plants and animals that live in the seagrass ecosystem. Seagrass beds also function as nurseries for several species of invertebrates and fish, many of which are of considerable value to commercial fisheries and therefore important to human food security.

Correction: It's a Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

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Submitted by kurdapya on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 9:15pm.

Sorry po sa enot na maling identification. I got excited seeing the picture of a marine turtle sa tangkar nin orig.. Hawksbill Turtle paran to. Dito tabi sa Catanduanes nadakop tong pawikan?

As additional info (from WWF) :

The Hawksbill turtle like the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is protected under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which prohibits all international trade. It is now also classified by the IUCN as critically-endangered – the highest risk rating for a living animal (save for being completely extinct in the wild). Under Philippine and international law, it is illegal to capture and kill sea turtles and to trade in turtle by-products. Just 8000 nesting female Hawksbill Turtles are thought to remain worldwide.

Hawksbill turtles are important because they also feed on invertebrates, with a predilection for sponges. When they dislodge pieces from the surface of the coral, this provides access to opportunistic reef fish to feed.