The collections of the Museum of Natural History continue to become a treasure trove of new species waiting to be described and discovered. Upon examining the brachypterous cockroach collections of the Museum, research associate Cristian C. Lucañas has found two undescribed species, one of which from an undescribed genus.
MNH thesis student wins best paper as Museum participates in annual nat’l biodiversity sympo
MNH thesis student and BS Biology graduate Sharri L. Guerra won first place for Undergraduate Oral Presentation during the 26th Philippine Biodiversity Symposium at Ateneo de Manila University last 18-22 July 2017. The symposium, themed "New and Emerging New Trends in Biodiversity Research and Conservation" was organized by the Biodiversity...
Romblon locals benefit from training-workshop conducted by Museum
Romblon State University faculty and students and several staff of the DENR Protected Area Management Board of Mt. Guiting-guiting Natural Park were trained on biodiversity management methods by a team from the UPLB Museum of Natural History last 10-12 June 2017 at Sibuyan Island off Romblon. The training team was...
Expedition into the “Galapagos of Asia” highlights need for community-based conservation
Led by wildlife biologists James DV. Alvarez and Camila Meneses, the Museum of Natural History (MNH) continued its biodiversity expedition in Mt. Guiting-guiting, Sibuyan Island in Romblon last 22 May to 24 June 2017. Alvarez and Meneses are junior researcher and thesis student, respectively at the Museum. They are conducting...
Danny Balete: One of the finest field biologists the Philippines has ever seen
The scientific community mourns the loss of one of the best field biologists in the Philippines -- Danilo “Danny” Balete. Balete is known for his work on the taxonomy and conservation of Philippine mammals. Through decades of scientific work, he has described and co-described more than half of the known...
TAMIU students share insights about Pangasinan trip
Shortly after their last activity during the Pangasinan fieldwork, some delegates of the Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Philippines Study Abroad Program (PhilSAP) shared some of their most memorable experiences.
MNH helps TAMIU delegates experience Makiling’s terrestrial fauna
For the final fieldwork of the TAMIU Study Abroad Program in the Philippines, the UPLB Museum of Natural History guided the delegates in exploring Mt. Makiling and discovering some of the fauna that inhabit the mountain last 30 June and 01 July 2017.
MNH takes part in National Museum’s mummy conservation efforts in Benguet Province
The Museum of Natural History is currently working with the National Museum of the Philippines in documenting, identifying, and assessing fungi that are present in the Cordillera mummies as the initial approach in the preservation and conservation of the mummies and associated material culture (coffins, textiles and burial sites). The...