In-Situ Conservation Project Phase VI Technical Progress Report September-December 2008 By Indira D. L. Widmann, Sabine Schoppe, and Siegfred Diaz With contributions from Peter Widmann Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines February 2009 PCCP Technical Progress Report TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES PROJECT TITLE: PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CONSERVATION PROGRAM In-situ Conservation Project Phase VI PROJECT DURATION: September-December 2008 PROJECT SITE: Palawan, Philippines PROJECT COOPERATORS: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Municipal Government of Narra, Palawan, Philippines Municipal Government of Dumaran, Palawan, Philippines Municipal Government of Rizal, Palawan, Philippines Culasian Barangay Government, Rizal, Palawan, Philippines Local Protected Area Management Committees (LPAMC) Sagip Katala Movement-Narra Chapter, Inc. (SKM-NC, Inc) Sagip Katala Movement-Dumaran Chapter (SKM-DC) Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) Polillo Islands Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. Concerned agencies and authorities BY: KATALA FOUNDATION, INC. INDIRA DAYANG LACERNA-WIDMANN Program Manager SABINE SCHOPPE Program Co-Manager SIEGFRED H. DIAZ Field Operations Coordinator With contributions from Peter Widmann ADDRESS: Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program National Highway, Bgy. San Jose or P.O. Box 390 Puerto Princesa City 5300 Palawan, Philippines Tel/Fax: +63-48-434-7693 WEBSITE: www.philippinecockatoo.org EMAIL: [email protected] or [email protected] September - December 2008 p.2 PCCP Technical Progress Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 9 ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ................................................................................................................... 11 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 13 THE PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CACATUA HAEMATUROPYGIA ................................................................................ 13 OBJECTIVE OF THE PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CONSERVATION PROGRAM ............................................................. 13 PROGRAM STRATEGY ......................................................................................................................................... 13 DELIVERABLES ................................................................................................................................................... 14 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT SITES ............................................................................................................. 16 RASA ISLAND, NARRA, PALAWAN ...................................................................................................................... 16 DUMARAN ISLAND, DUMARAN, PALAWAN ........................................................................................................ 16 CULASIAN MANAGED RESOURCE PROTECTED AREA (CMRPA), RIZAL, PALAWAN .......................................... 17 PATNANUNGAN, POLILLO GROUP OF ISLANDS, QUEZON ..................................................................................... 18 METHODOLOGIES ........................................................................................................................................... 19 RESULTS AND PROGRESS ............................................................................................................................. 21 OUTPUT 1: CONSERVATION OF COCKATOO POPULATION ON RASA ISLAND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (RIWS), NARRA CONTINUED ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Wardening scheme ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Capacity building of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary (RIWS) ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Conservation Education ................................................................................................................................ 23 Ecotourism .................................................................................................................................................... 23 OUTPUT 2. CONSERVATION OF COCKATOO POPULATION ON DUMARAN ISLAND, DUMARAN CONTINUED .......... 24 Wardening scheme ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Conservation education ................................................................................................................................ 24 Capacity building .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Constraints and measures taken ................................................................................................................... 25 OUTPUT 3. CONSERVATION OF COCKATOO POPULATION IN CULASIAN MANAGED RESOURCE PROTECTED AREA (CMRPA), RIZAL CONTINUED ........................................................................................................................... 26 Wardening scheme ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Capacity building .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Constraints and measures taken ................................................................................................................... 26 OUTPUT 4. RESEARCH ON CONSERVATION-RELATED TOPICS ON BIOLOGY OF PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CONDUCTED ........................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Systematic collection of data on breeding and feeding biology and population dynamics of Philippine cockatoo continued ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Floral inventories in Rasa and Dumaran and phenological research continued ......................................... 33 PCCP in Patnanungan, Polillo ..................................................................................................................... 33 Calamianes Project Cooperation with FFI-Philippines Program ................................................................ 34 Constraints and measures taken ................................................................................................................... 34 OUTPUT 5. KATALA INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION FURTHER DEVELOPED ....... 34 Philippine Freshwater Turtle Conservation Project (PFTCP) ..................................................................... 35 Philippine Cockatoo ...................................................................................................................................... 36 Constraints and measures taken ................................................................................................................... 38 OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ...................................................................................................................................... 39 TH 10 PCCP ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION .......................................................................................................... 39 TH 4 PHILIPPINE BIRDFEST AND BIRD CONSERVATION FORUM ............................................................................. 40 September - December 2008 p.3 PCCP Technical Progress Report MAYOR OF NARRA REPRESENTS RASA IN LONDON ............................................................................................ 40 PALAWAN PANGOLIN STUDIES ........................................................................................................................... 40 PAPERS PUBLISHED, SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION TO RELEVANT JOURNALS, RELEVANT REPORTS AND MEDIA MILEAGE ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 OTHER REMARKABLE RECORDS/EVENTS ............................................................................................................ 42 SUMMARY OF RELEVANT SEMINARS, EXPEDITIONS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED AND ATTENDED .................... 43 EQUIPMENT STATUS ........................................................................................................................................... 43 IMPLICATIONS FOR FURTHER WORK ..................................................................................................... 43 PLANNED TARGETS AND ACTIVITIES