SUN STAR DAVAO (Davao City, Philippines) 26 November 07 Wildlife encounter at Crocodile Park (Jojie Alcantara)
Witerary: The crocodiles of Davao are happily heading for Luzon via the Davao Crocodile Park Road Show and Wildlife Encounter!
Six months ago, this brainchild of businessman Sonny Dizon was created out of the blue. If Davao Crocodile Park caters to Mindanaoans where busloads of neighboring cities travel far and wide just to marvel at the interesting mix of exotic flora and fauna here, why not bring these species to Manila?
Pushing its aim in conserving and preserving wildlife, Davao Crocodile Park Incorporated plans to educate more people by bringing its finest animals to let Manileños experience and understand more about endangered animals, particularly the Philippine freshwater crocodile.
The Davao Crocodile Park Road Show and Wildlife Encounter is an educational show that will impart information on the conservation of endangered animals in our country and the world. Audience will have a truly "hands on" experience as they touch, feel, and take photos of amazing animals they may have only seen on TV.
They will be oriented about each species' role in the ecosystem.
Around 200 crocodiles of various sizes and species from 2 to 17 ft. will be brought to Luzon, showcased with 28 other exotic animals that will be animal ambassadors and messengers of wildlife conservation.
The show is aimed to educate the public how endangered animals deserved to be treated humanely and correctly. It will be launched on December 1, 2007 at Boom na Boom, Roxas Boluevard, Pasay City, and will run until February 28, after which the show will be on the road again to San Fernando, Pampanga from March to June.
The Davao Crocodile Park Inc. is a privately owned rescue unit of wildlife animals. Presently the DCPI has 43 Philippine Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus mendorensis) protecting and conserving this critically endangered crocodile.
In August 3, 2007, with painstaking effort and care, the Davao Crocodile Park moved 43 Philippine Freshwater Crocodiles to the Mandug Conservation area.
The Mandug Conservation area is a large, freshwater pond and a more natural environment for the critically endangered species. This move was done in hopes of increasing hatchability rate and the survival rate of the Philippine Freshwater Crocodile.
For more information, go to www.davaocrocodilepark.com.
Wildlife encounter at Crocodile Park