As one of the world's mega-biodiverse countries, the Philippines amazingly abounds in flora and fauna most of which are found nowhere else but in forests and aquatic ecosystems within the country's more than 7,000 islands. Particularly in the Sibuyan Islands of the Romblon Island Group in Central Philippines, an important...
Breaking the rules of nature: Orchid diversity as captured through breeding
Orchids are very large and popular species of flowering plants. They showcase a wide spectrum of diversity, coming in so many different colors, shapes, and sizes. Because orchids are traded as cut flowers and potted plants, they have great economic and ornamental value. Their natural and human-determined diversity were put...
Museum curators contribute to new groundbreaking book on Philippine mycology
Publisher Elsevier recently announced on 16 October 2022 the release of the new book “Mycology in the Tropics: Updates on Philippine Fungi,” a scientific reference seen to become an important publication on the many facets of the field of mycology in the Philippines. The UPLB Museum of Natural History is...
Digitization and collections management wrap up Museum’s special anniversary webinars
To wrap up its lineup of special webinars to celebrate its 46th Founding Anniversary, the UPLB Museum of Natural History (MNH) focused its third set of webinars on extension and collections management last 30 September 2022 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 NN via Zoom. Recognizing the importance of museum collections...
Cave research in CALABARZON highlighted in MNH 46th Anniversary Special Webinar
As part of the learning events held to celebrate the UPLB Museum of Natural History’s (MNH) 46th founding anniversary, a webinar discussing cave research, biodiversity management, protection, and conservation in CALABARZON entitled “MNH 46th Anniversary Special Webinars: Research and Partnerships on CAVES Program” was held last 29 September 29 2022...
UPLB MNH kicks off 46th founding anniversary celebration with “Research and Collections” webinar
With the theme “Continuing Excellence: Creating Partnerships, Fruitful Research, and Digitized Collections,” the UPLB Museum of Natural History (MNH) kicked off its 46th Founding Anniversary with a webinar entitled “MNH 46th Anniversary Special Webinars: Research and Collections” on 29 September 2022 via Zoom.
Cave biologists report new records of cockroaches from caves in Samal Island, Davao del Norte
UPLB Museum of Natural History entomologist Cristian C. Lucañas and his colleagues, Dr. Ireneo L. Lit, Jr., Ma. Niña Regina M. Quibod, Prescilla Ruth D. Bicaldo, and Ariel R. Larona recently reported the first record of two cockroaches inside caves of Samal Island in the Philippines. According to Lucañas, they...
Students from Manila Central University undergo 200-hour internship at UPLB MNH
BS Biology students from the Manila Central University (MCU), a private integrated basic and higher education institution in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, recently underwent a 200-hour internship program at the UPLB Museum of Natural History. MCU students Gabriel B. Valenzuela, Ryan Kristian P. Boadilla, Gilton R. Soriano, Gion Kovi D....
Understanding bird strike risks through wildlife studies: MNH avifauna study at the Cesar Basa Air Base
Bird strikes, defined as collisions between birds and aircraft, pose a severe threat to aircraft and avifauna alike. These collisions are lethal to birds and may cause significant damage to airplanes and helicopters. Bird strikes which involve large single avian individuals or even flocks can cause various damages that may...
MNH entomologist honored, new species of oribatid mite named after him
A new oribatid mite, Galumna (Neogalumna) eusebioi, has been described by Russian acarologist Sergey G. Ermilov and UPLB Museum of Natural History (MNH) entomologist and curator, Professor Emeritus Leonila Corpuz-Raros, in June 2022. The new species has been collected from Mt. Guiting-guiting Natural Park in Sibuyan Island.