In-Situ Conservation Project Technical Progress Report January – April 2011 By Indira D. L. Widmann and Siegfred H. Diaz With contributions from Peter Widmann and Sabine Schoppe Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines August 2011 PCCP Technical Progress Report January-April 2011 Katala Foundation Inc. TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES PROJECT TITLE: PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CONSERVATION PROGRAMME In-situ Conservation Project PROJECT DURATION: January – April 2011 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 Municipal Government of Balabac, Philippines Municipal Government of Patnanungan, Quezon, Philippines Municipal Government of Polillo, Quezon, Philippines Bgy. Culasian Government, Rizal, Palawan, Philippines Bgy. Burdeos Government, Polillo, Quezon, Philippines Bgy. Pandanan Government, Balabac, Palawan, Philippines Local Protected Area Management Committees (LPAMC) Sagip Katala Movement-Narra Chapter, Inc. (SKM-NC, Inc) Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) Jewelmer Corporation Inc. Polillo Islands Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. Concerned agencies and authorities BY: KATALA FOUNDATION, INC. INDIRA DAYANG LACERNA-WIDMANN, Program Manager PETER WIDMANN, Program Co-Manager SIEGFRED H. DIAZ, Field Operations Coordinator With contributions from Dr. Sabine Schoppe ADDRESS: Katala Foundation, Inc. 2nd Flr., JMV Bldg., National Highway, Sta. Monica 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] 2 Katala Foundation Inc, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines PCCP Technical Progress Report January-April 2011 Katala Foundation Inc. Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 10 ACRONYMS................................................................................................................................................. 12 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ............................................................................................................. 13 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 15 THE PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CACATUA HAEMATUROPYGIA ............................................................................ 15 OBJECTIVE OF THE PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CONSERVATION PROGRAM .......................................................... 16 PROGRAM STRATEGY .................................................................................................................................. 16 DELIVERABLES............................................................................................................................................ 16 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT SITES ........................................................................................................ 18 RASA ISLAND, NARRA, PALAWAN ................................................................................................................ 18 DUMARAN ISLAND, DUMARAN, PALAWAN ................................................................................................... 19 CULASIAN MANAGED RESOURCE PROTECTED AREA (CMRPA), RIZAL, PALAWAN ........................................ 20 PANDANAN ISLAND, BALABAC .................................................................................................................... 21 PATNANUNGAN, POLILLO GROUP OF ISLANDS, QUEZON ................................................................................ 22 METHODOLOGIES .................................................................................................................................... 23 RESULTS AND PROGRESS ....................................................................................................................... 25 OUTPUT 1: CONSERVATION OF COCKATOO POPULATION ON PANDANAN AND BUGSUK ISLANDS, BALABAC ..... 25 Nest protection and wardening scheme ................................................................................................... 25 Roost site monitoring .............................................................................................................................. 28 Conservation education and confidence building ..................................................................................... 32 Constraints and measures taken .............................................................................................................. 34 OUTPUT 2: RE-INTRODUCTION OF PHILIPPINE COCKATOOS INTO PARTS OF THE HISTORICAL RANGE ................ 37 Constraints and measures taken .............................................................................................................. 42 OUTPUT 3: CONSERVATION OF COCKATOO POPULATION ON RASA ISLAND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (RIWS), NARRA CONTINUED ..................................................................................................................................... 42 Wardening scheme.................................................................................................................................. 42 Capacity building of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary (RIWS) ................................................................................................................................................... 42 Conservation education and eco-tourism ................................................................................................ 43 Systematic collection of data on breeding and feeding biology and population dynamics of Philippine cockatoo continued ................................................................................................................................. 45 Constraints and measures taken .............................................................................................................. 46 OUTPUT 4. CONSERVATION OF COCKATOO POPULATION ON DUMARAN ISLAND, DUMARAN CONTINUED ......... 47 Wardening scheme.................................................................................................................................. 47 Capacity building ................................................................................................................................... 47 Conservation education .......................................................................................................................... 47 Systematic collection of data on breeding and feeding biology and population dynamics of Philippine cockatoo continued ................................................................................................................................. 49 Constraints and measures taken .............................................................................................................. 50 OUTPUT 5. CONSERVATION OF COCKATOO POPULATION IN CULASIAN MANAGED RESOURCE PROTECTED AREA (CMRPA), RIZAL CONTINUED ..................................................................................................................... 50 Wardening scheme.................................................................................................................................. 50 Capacity building and conservation education ........................................................................................ 51 Systematic collection of data on breeding and feeding biology and population dynamics of Philippine cockatoo continued ................................................................................................................................. 53 3 Katala Foundation Inc, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines PCCP Technical Progress Report January-April 2011 Katala Foundation Inc. Constraints and measures taken .............................................................................................................. 55 OUTPUT 6. SUPPORT FOR POLILLO ISLANDS PARROT PROJECT ....................................................................... 55 Constraints and measures taken .............................................................................................................. 55 OUTPUT 7. KATALA INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ....................................... 56 Captive management of Philippine cockatoo and other threatened target species..................................... 56 Landscaping and development of the KIEBC ........................................................................................... 58 Continue submitting proposals to other potential donors ......................................................................... 59 Constraints and measures taken .............................................................................................................. 59 OUTPUT 8. COCKATOO ADVOCACY .............................................................................................................. 59 OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ..............................................................................................................................