From the mountains of Makiling, we highlight the wildlife of UPLB. For inquiries & partnerships: [email protected]
05/04/2026
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ! ๐๐ฃ
Look what surprisingly hatched from this egg. It seems like even the wildlife were in attendance in this year's Make it Makiling!
Can you spot the owlet? ๐
03/03/2026
๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ!
Happy 2026! The UPLB Wild team is one with the celebration of this year's World Wildlife Day with the theme "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoodsโ. This year's theme highlights the importance of wildlife, specifically medicinal and aromatic plants.
The use of wildlife, especially plants, has long been ingrained in our history. Let us never forget to celebrate but most importantly protect these precious resources in our land!
24/12/2025
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!
The holiday season is a time for family gatherings and celebration. Just like this group of juvenile Asian glossy starlings (๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด) observed perching on an electric wire.
From the UPLB Wild Team, we wish everyone a prosperous and happy holiday season! See you all next year! ๐๐
19/12/2025
๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐?
๐๐๐๐: A crested myna (๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด) on the back of a domestic cow. The same bird is observed perching on a tree. The crested myna is a member of the Sturnidae family, known for their complex vocalizations including mimicking.
The crested myna is omnivorous, consuming food including worms, grubs, grains, and fruit. It is an introduced species in the Philippines and can be found in rural and urban areas.
14/12/2025
๐๐๐ค๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐! ๐
Meet our wintering visitors, the Chinese Sparrowhawk (๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด). During winter, this raptor passes through the Philippines and Indonesia, and also throughout the rest of Southeast Asia.
Do you know any local terms for this bird? Let us know!
11/12/2025
The provider of our resources and the home of our wildlife. Happy International Mountain Day 2025!
08/12/2025
๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐!
Take a look at this Philippine pygmy woodpecker (๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ด) munching on its meal. Aside from being known to drill on trees, woodpeckers actually have long sticky tongues used to sn**ch insects and larvae from tree crevices. This endemic woodpecker species is the smallest in the Philippines!
06/12/2025
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๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Take a look at this specimen of the Luzon keelback (๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ), and observe the details of its scales. Keelbacks are named so because of its distinct, raised longitudinal ridge known as ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐, on each individual scale. This particular species is found only in Luzon!
05/12/2025
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ!
Yesterday, on the 4th of December, the international community celebrated the World Wildlife Conservation Day. The celebration highlights the importance of wildlife and the protection of threatened species, along with the call for raising awareness of the rising decline of wildlife species.
๐๐๐๐: A Philippine Magpie-robin (๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด) or locally known as Siloy or Asosiloy, spotted the ISH, UPLB. This Philippine-endemic bird species can be found throughout the country except in Palawan. It is can be found a variety of habitats, from lowland to mid-montane elevations. It is known to feed on insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and fruits.
Have you seen the Asosiloy around? Or maybe you've heard it!
๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ '๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐'๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ? ๐๐๐ซ-๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐ฃ
๐ต ๐๐๐ซ-๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐ต
Look at this Philippine pygmy woodpecker (๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ด), pecking at a tree cavity. This endemic woodpecker can be found throughout the country except for Palawan. It is the smallest woodpecker species in the country!