Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
IMAGINE the seven largest islands in the Philippines — Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, Palawan, Panay and Mindoro. For the purpose of wildlife tourism, include Masbate, Romblon, Marinduque and the biggest island, Luzon's Cordillera Region, as well as Rizal, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Quezon. How to properly pursue wildlife-related interests like hiking, camping, caving, game drives and scuba diving were already introduced. One can easily surmise that now is the opportune time for our Department of Tourism (DoT) to expose the locals and the rest of the world to Philippine wildlife tourism.
These days, we learn about ecotourism attractions through social media sites like Instagram and Facebook. In particular, we are exposed to various species of mammals through TV's "Amazing Earth" and "Ano na, KK?" The Covid-19 pandemic offered opportunities for entrepreneurs to engage in "specialized farms" of edible flowers, berries, grapes, etc. which could be reached by walking, trekking, trail running on unpaved roads for hours and, in the process, coming to know various species of wildflowers and a class of (insects) arthropods like bees along the way, feeling for the first time the sound of nature and its beauty.
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