Komodo dragon Attacks 25-year-old Tour Guide

Just today I feel I should blog more scoops about real news and current events. Yeah, like skip make a tv format so that I could finally put a link on those categories up there. But wait, not just that I wanna aim high so today I'm gonna start adding world news okay?

So for today let's go to Indonesia!

When a friend went to Malaysia he spotted these Komodo dragons wandering around a beach. And I almost shriek saying it must have been a bad experience. But he said no. He said it was kinda cool until now that in Jakarta, Indonesia. Well, I may be talking about Komodo dragons in a different country but they are neighbors. Now back to the report. Just recently a tour guide in an Indonesian National Park got mauled by a Komodo Dragon that is over two meters long.

Reports say that he the  tour guide was trekking with four indonesian visitors to Rinca Island - one of the two Komodo-inhabited - or infested? - islands which is frequently visited by - courageous - tourists. At 25, the tour guide is named Abdurahman was immediately taken to the hospital where his wounds on his right calf is being stitched.

They say that when you get bitten by a Komodo dragon, the bite would have a toxic bacteria from their saliva that will weaken or kill you. But a recent research states that the dragons' jaw have highly sophisticated poison glands that can cause paralysis, spasms and shock through hemorrhaging. Komodos are known to be the world's largest monitor lizards and hunt their prey through a "bite and wait" strategy. So if you don't want to end up like Abdurahman and the two park employees who were also attacked earlier this month then don't ever get close to one nor their territory.

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Philippine Eagle PAGASA Sires an Eaglet!

 Oh Philippine Wildlife! The Philippine Eagle Center is only a few hours away from me as I live in Davao and to hear about this news that Pagasa, the first Philippine eagle bred in captivity, sires his first offspring makes me want to go there and get amazed by a miracle.

When we went to Philippine Eagle last year, I have learned that Philippine eagles are monogamous and they bond for life. And to hear that Pagasa (Hope) and his pair Kalinawan (Peace) has just got their first born makes me feel so happy for them (and for us Filipino) considering they are among the world's most critically endangered species and a national wildlife treasure.

According to Dennis Salvador, the executive director of Philippine Eagle Foundation, the hatching of the bird was one of the most dramatic wait they've ever had.

"This is a triumph for the Philippine Eagle, but there is still a long way to go to for these majestic creatures to grow in number in the wild," Salvador said.

However, more than that, is the more dramatic and very long wait for Pagasa to conceive a child which by the way for around 21 years.The new eaglet is only the 25th hatchling bred in captivity at the center, which has a total of 37 of the Philippine Eagles.

Salvador further shares that it took about 48 hours for the chick to emerge from the shell.

"This underscores the fact that breeding these birds in captivity remains difficult," he said. "We are certainly a long way off in coping with losses in the wild." 

While alongside this awesome news is a fact that our forest is decreasing and it will take not only time but great efforts from the Government and every Filipino in conserving and protecting the forest and eventually save these treasured creatures.

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Lolong, World's Largest Crocodile Dies!

In a few years time, another world wonder would have pushed the Philippines internationally! But the newly discovered World's largest crocodile named Lolong died making the glimmer of national pride bid goodbye as well. Lolong is dead.

Lolong was captured in Bunawan, Agusan in 2011 measuring around 6.2 meters (20 feet and 4 inches) by an Australian zoologist named Adam Britton. Its amazing size earned Lolong an entry to the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity. As of today, the authorities are still trying to determine the cause of death of Lolong. 

The death of Lolong can be considered a significant death for Filipinos because his discovery sparked hope that Filipinos still has a national symbol to be proud of and a real crocodile at that! But now, the country or the Filipinos in general are left with more dangerous crocodiles who sits and watches and corrupts.

So long, Lolong!

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