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Conservation education encompasses all activities of the Katala Foundation. We hope these efforts motivate the stakeholders and the general public and in particular our local partners to possess that sense of pride and responsibility to protect biodiversity in general. Afterall, we all share the earth to live!

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Get a copy of the book "Conservation Studies on Palawan Biodiversity"

Conservation Studies on Palawan Biodiversity

ISBN 978-971-94296-0-9

Editors: I. D. L. Widmann, P. Widmann, S. Schoppe, D. V. van den Beukel and M. Espeso

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2008 by the Katala Foundation, Inc.

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8.5 x 11 inches

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The first part of this book describes the results of the KFI’s Katala Quest expedition in Northern Palawan, Philippines. The quest won Silver Award from the British Petroleum (BP) Conservation Programme in 2003. The second part is a compilation of conservation studies and researches conducted in Palawan by KFI or in cooperation with KFI and local partners.

It is the intent of this publication to make available the findings of these researches to a wider audience to create awareness for and, if possible, to inspire more conservation projects for Palawan’s rich flora and fauna.

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Listen to the campaign song of the Katala Foundation "Tahanan ng Katala"

		Title:	Tahanan ng Katala
		Artist:	Jeffrey Hidalgo
		Composer:	Ito Rapadas
		Year launched:	2003

Description:

“Tahanan ng Katala” or “Home of the Philippine cockatoo” is an official education campaign song of the Katala Foundation in the Philippines with message of encouragement on conservation and protection of the critically endangered Philippine cockatoo from extinction. This song was launched in the year 2003 by the Katala Foundation, Inc. in partnership with RGMA DYSP Super Radyo in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

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Press Releases and News Articles

11 August 2022	Hope fledges successfully from Katala Institute in Narra
03 September 2020	Pressure on the Philippine Forest Turtle continues
07 August 2020	"Gold" successfully breeds after four years
28 June 2020	Meet the Filipino Wildlife Conservationist who is saving a fast vanishing cockatoo
21 June 2020	Flight of the Philippine Cockatoo
14 February 2020	Katala reaches out to PDLs and IPs on World Pangolin Day
03 December 2019	Cockatoos released in Dumaran Island to help solve low recruitment
November 2018	Peter Widmann bestowed Cross of the Order of Merit by Germany
14 November 2018	First-ever Kilit Festival launched in Coron, Palawan
12 November 2018	Katala shares conservation strategies with Hornbill Project in Sabah
05 November 2018	UK Training boosts Katala Pride Campaign
03 October 2018	Dr. Peter and Indira Widmann receive the North of England Zoological Society's highest award
16 July 2018	First-ever critically endangered Palawan forest turtle hatched under human care
April 2018	Scaling up Palawan pangolin conservation - Developing the first national conservation strategy for the species
17 April 2018	Conservation Groups unite to save the endangered Palawan pangolin
30 March 2018	Empowering women and inmates: Sewing for a cause
09 March 2018	Katala Foundation holds first Katala Festival in Puerto Princesa City
03 February 2018	Katala Foundation conducts radio program "Katala at Kalikasan" at RGMA DYSP Super Radyo in Puerto Princesa City
01 October 2017	Read the updated KFI profile with new officers and trustees, projects and teams
20 June 2017	Katala Foundation, Inc. and LGU Narra have been awarded as Best Practices Champions under SEP Palawan
20 June 2017	Katala Foundation, Inc. receives Palawan Governor Jose Chavez Alvarez Award 2017
31 May 2017	Indira-Lacerna Widmann receives commendation from the Senate of the Philippines
23 May 2017	Indira-Lacerna Widmann's speech at the 2017 Whitley Award
19 May 2017	Indira-Lacerna Widmann receives the 2017 Whitley Award presented by HRH The Princess Royal
17 May 2017	Conservation Leader from the Philippines Wins 2017 Whitley Award
15 May 2017	Palawan Forest Turtle Gets a Safe Home
03 March 2017	Katala Celebrates World Wildlife Day
20 February 2017	Dumaran Youth celebrates Bakoko (Turtle) Day
18 February 2017	Students learn about Balintong: Celebrating the World Pangolin Day
14 February 2017	Palawan Forest Turtle / Philippine Pond Turtle placed Number 6 in the 2017 Love Species Campaign
27 January 2017	Seven Philippine Cockatoos freed in Dumaran Island Critical Habitat
October 2016	Philippine Cockatoo in the City: A call for more green spaces and an informed citizenry
15 June 2016	Dr. Sabine Schoppe, Winner of the 2015 Sabin Turtle Conservation Prize
23 May 2016	Rare records of Palawan wildlife highlight results of Rapid Biodiversity Assessment in IPPF
1 September 2015	Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program (PCCP) in Narra, Palawan bags 2015 Galing Pook Award
June 2015	The Philippine Cockatoo Festivals - Save the Katala, Tell the World!
June 2015	Honorable Mayor Lucena Demaala of Narra, Palawan Approved Municipal Resolution No. 2015-2501
02 February 2015	Peter and Indira Widmann, PCCP nominated under the new EAZA Species Champions Programme
11 September 2013	Demaala stands strong for Clean Energy
02 August 2013	Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Favors Cockatoos over Coal
18 June 2013	Palawan Town nixes DMCI-Proposed Coal Plant near Cockatoo Sanctuary
17 June 2013	Honorable Mayor Clarito Demaala of Narra, Palawan Approved Municipal Resolution No. 2013-1935
06 June 2013	Invest More in Clean Energy, PH Asked
06 June 2013	Philippine Cockatoo's Last Refuge in Peril
29 May 2013	Endangered cockatoo amid a storm
09 May 2013	Conservationists mount signature drive vs coal-fired power plant in Palawan
07 May 2013	Petitions against coal plant near Rasa Cockatoo Sanctuary mounts
April 2013	Narra celebrates earth day against proposed DMCI-coal power plant
February 2013	Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Endorses Coal-Fired Power Plant in Last Philippine Cockatoo Stronghold
November 2012	Wardens prepare for new challenges: Refresher Training Course for PCCP wardens and volunteers
July 2012	Puerto Princesa City adopts with pride the repatriated Palawan Forest Turtles
June 2012	Born to be wild – The Palawan Forest Turtle Siebenrockiella leytensis
10 June 2012	The Philippine Cockatoo Festivals - Biodiversity is Life: The Kalabukay and Katala Festivals
28 April 2012	Repatriated Philippine Forest Turtles Turned Over to Katala Foundation
October 2011	Narranians invest into the future
July 2011	Sa Balabac, Pagkakaisa, simula Na! (In Balabac, Unity has began)
19 July 2011	Katala Foundation bags the Governor's Award 2011
19 June 2011	The Philippine Cockatoo Festivals: Re-establishing our Connections with Nature!
13 June 2010	The Philippine Cockatoo Festivals- Celebrate, learn and have fun!
18 December 2009	Happy Christmas salu-salo concludes the Wildlife Wardens' Refresher Course
15 June 2009	Municipality of Narra champions fight against climate change- Mayor approves funding for the 3rd Katala Festival in Narra
5 June 2009	Katala Foundation: "The book is out!"
5 June 2009	Kalabukay Festival 2009 gears up to the challenges of global climate change
1 May 2009	Palawan endorses RP's Forest turtle study (PNA)

10 December 2008	Katala Foundation honors wildlife wardens and local partners on its 10th year anniversary of the Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program
10 December 2008	Katala Foundation launches book on conservation studies in Palawan
09 November 2008	Philippine Department of Tourism promotes Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary in London
27 October 2008	Katala Foundation joins the Municipality of Narra in celebration of the Palay Festival
20 October 2008	Rasa Island joins as top birdwatching sites in the Philippines
14 September 2008	Habitat, Forest Destruction: Studies say Palawan animals’ extinction looms (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
01 September 2008	Katala Foundation co-hosts the 4th Philippine Bird Festival
29 August 2008	KFI Board Member joins the Darwin Scholarship Programme
15 June 2008	Cockatoo festivals in the spirit of fun and learning: The 2008 Kalabukay and Katala Festivals
14 February 2008	Oplan Malunggay Para kay Abukay
05 November 2007	Katala Foundation Convenes Cites Workshop - Strengthening our grip against illegal wildlife trade
02 November 2006	Learning the benefits of eating fruits: An exhibit on the ecology and conservation of seed dispersal
03 March 2006	Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary secures survival of the Philippine Cockatoo – President Arroyo signs Presidential Proclamation 1000
30 June 2005	Cockatoos Call from the Wild (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
05-11 August 2004	Katala Foundation holds Basic Acting and Theatre Workshop (The Palawan Times)
05-11 August 2004	Katala Foundation hosts radio program (The Palawan Times)
April 2004	LPAMC confiscates illegally cut trees (Narranian Times)
April 2004	Narra Youth Organization for Environmental Conservation (Narranian Times)

Published Articles

Following are the published research articles of the Katala Foundation. If you wish to have a copy, please contact us.

Schoppe, Sabine & Miguelito Cervancia. 2009. Herpetological surveys along Pagdanan Range and Dumaran Island, northern Palawan, Philippines. Hamadryad Vol. 34, No. 1, Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

Schoppe, Sabine, Indira D. L. Widmann, Peter Widmann & Siegfred Diaz. 2009. Erhaltung der Artenvielfalt für spätere Generationen - Fortschritt des Katala Institutes für Ökologie und Biodiversitätsschutz. ZGAP Mitteilungen 25. Jahrgang 2009.

Widmann, Peter, Indira D. L. Widmann, Siegfred H. Diaz, Deborah Villafuerte van den Beukel & Rommel Cruz , 2007. Potentials and limitations of community-based parrot conservation projects – the example of the Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program. Proceedings of the 6th Parrot Convention September 2005, Tenerife, Spain.

Cruz, Rommel M., D. D. Villafuerte - van den Beukel, I. D. Lacerna-Widmann, S. Schoppe and P. Widmann. 2007. Wildlife Trade in Southern Palawan, Philippines. A research article presented during 16th Annual Philippine Biodiversity Symposium organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines. In press

Villafuerte - van den Beukel, Deborah D., R. Cruz and P. Widmann. 2006. Trapping and Hunting of Wildlife in Rizal, Palawan, Philippines. A research article presented during 15th Annual Philippine Biodiversity Symposium organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines. In press

Pain, D. J., T. L. F. Martins, M. Boussekey, S. H. Diaz, C. T. Downs, J. M. M. Ekstrom, S. Garnett, J. D. Gilardi, D. McNiven, P. Primot, S. Rouys, M. Saoumoé, C. T. Symes, S. A. Tamungang, J. Theuerkauf, D. D. Villafuerte, L. Verfailles, P. Widmann, I. D. Widmann. August 2006. Impact of protection on nest take and nesting success of parrots in Africa, Asia and Australasia. Animal Conservation Volume 9 Number 3. Blackwell Publishing.

Widmann, P., K. Lachenmaier, I. Widmann, S. Schoppe, R. Dumalag, J. Matillano, D. Villafuerte, S. Diaz and M. Cervancia. November 2004. Wirbeltiergemeinschaften in Rotsteißkakadu-Habitaten in Nord-Palawan. ZGAP (Zoologische Gesselschaft für Arten-und Populationsshutz e.V.) Mitteilungen. Duitsland.

Widmann, I.D., P. Widmann, R.M. Dumalag, S. Schoppe, J.D. Matillano, D. Villafuerte, S.H. Diaz, M. Cervancia & K. Lachenmaier 2004. Katala Quest – BP Expedition: Vertebrates survey in lowland forests in the Pagdanan Range, Palawan. A poster presented during 13th Annual Philippine Biodiversity Symposium organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, 20-23 April 2004, Assumption College, Antipolo, Philippines.

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KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CONSERVATION PROGRAM (Video credit: ZGAP)

WATCH GALING POOK SEASON 3 E05 (AUGUST 30, 2016) FEATURING PHILIPPINE COCKATOO CONSERVATION IN NARRA PALAWAN, HOSTED BY DR. EDDIE DOROTAN (Video credit: Galing Pook)