Interviews and media

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This section features my public lectures, plenary talks, invited presentations, interviews, and media features. Through these engagements, I aim to share my research more broadly and contribute to public understanding of ecology, conservation, and biodiversity.

UPLB Museum of Natural History Biodiversity Talks

Bat AKO? Significance of bat conservation and priorities in the Philippines and the world

BES MacroFest 2022 Plenary Talk at the University of Sheffield

Bats, caves, & the power of good data & collaboration

Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour

Scanning the underground horizon – understanding priorities for cave-dwelling bats in a changing world

CSM Career Guidance Center

Why does doing research matter? A mentee-mentor back-to-back perspectives

Murci-Semana Mexico

Conserving Bats Across Scales and Dimensions

Research Featured in Press Release

Scientists: Up to 30% of Philippines' land vertebrates could vanish soonA new study warned that 15% to 30% of the Philippines’ land-dwelling vertebrates could disappear, putting amphibians and mammals in particular danger.

Study warns up to a quarter of Philippine vertebrates risk extinctionThe Philippines, long recognized as one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, could lose nearly a quarter of its unique land-dwelling vertebrate species unless urgent conservation action is taken, according to a new study. In a paper published in Science of The Total Environment, researchers assessed 1,294 species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. […]

Does Being Too Close Hurt Us? Lessons on Overpopulation from BatsThis blog post is provided by Krizler Tanalgo and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “The behavioural costs of overcrowding for gregarious cave-dwelling bats”, which was published last …

Filipino communities use vast variety of endemic plants for health: StudyIn the forested highlands of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines, Mingay Dakias knows exactly where to find medicine — not in modern health clinics but in the leaves, roots and vines that grow wild around his community. Taught by his father, who learned from the elders before him, Dakias brews certain plants into teas […]

Armed conflicts in Mindanao taking toll on biodiversity protection – studyKORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) -- The decades-long armed conflicts in Mindanao have taken its toll not only on human lives and its economy but also on

In Philippines’ restive south, conflict is linked to reduced biodiversityThe Philippines’ southern region of Mindanao has a history of war and armed conflict going back more than 400 years. The contemporary conflict’s origin in this region of 26.3 million people is complex, stemming from decades-long disputes between military forces and Moro separatist groups. More recently, clashes have erupted anew due in part to longstanding […]

Big bats fly towards extinction with hunters in pursuitHuman hunt at least 19% of bat species worldwide — especially flying foxes, which can have wingspans of 1.5 metres.

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A Hidden Threat to Bats: Hunting • The RevelatorNew research finds that at least 254 bat species face pressure from hunters, and that could push some of them into extinction.

Mindanao open biodiversity database now availableGENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 November) -- A rich biodiversity database on Mindanao’s terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems is now available and openly

MOBIOS+: An extensive database for advancing Mindanao Island’s biodiversity The Philippines, renowned for its remarkable biodiversity and unique biogeographic regions, has long been a focal point for ecological and conservation research. The Mindanao Open Biodiversity Information (MOBIOS+) database, published in Biodiversity Data Journal, is a groundbreaking and pioneering initiative set to revolutionise our understanding of the rich biodiversity of Mindanao, the second-largest island group in the Philippines.

We rely heavily on groundwater – but pumping too much threatens thousands of underground speciesWhat happens underground doesn’t stay underground. If we overexploit groundwater and kill off its species, we put surface species – including us – at risk.

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