Samahan si Doc Nielsen Donato bisitahin ang Talarak Foundation sa Negros Occidental kung saan inaalagaan ang rescued na endemic species katulad ng Visayan leopard cats at Visayan warty pigs na isa sa mga rare na wilds pigs sa buong mundo. Panoorin ang video. #BornToBeWild
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00:00 In the province of Negros, animals are wild and play.
00:10 They chase each other.
00:14 They both eat.
00:23 But what if the wild ones accidentally go to another place?
00:30 In the camera trap, you can see the Visayan Leopard Cat or Maral walking in the forest of Negros.
00:43 And climbing down a tree.
00:50 Marals are sensitive, so this one immediately felt like someone was watching.
00:57 This Maral noticed the camera trap because of its light.
01:04 Marals are difficult, but there are times when they can't escape from danger.
01:13 Especially if they are small.
01:17 They are still young.
01:18 This January, two small Marals were seen in the town of Talisay.
01:29 According to the farmers, they saw them after the crop was planted.
01:35 When the farmers harvest their sugar cane, sometimes they get baby Marals.
01:44 [Music]
01:49 Here in our village, every time we harvest, we get a baby Maral.
01:53 So, every year, you get a baby Maral?
01:56 Yes, we get a baby Maral.
01:57 The farmers immediately reported the two Maral babies to the authorities.
02:02 Just one.
02:12 He's already eating.
02:14 At present, the Maral babies are in the facility of the Talarac Foundation, a conservation facility in Negros Occidental.
02:33 Visayan Leopard Cat, or better known as Maral, is usually solitary or lives alone in the wild.
02:42 They are also good at climbing trees.
02:46 They are nocturnal or more active at night to look for food like birds and small fish.
02:58 The female Maral can give birth to two to three kittens.
03:03 Just like the two Maral babies that were seen in Talisay City.
03:09 At present, they are being cared for by the Talarac Foundation.
03:17 So, here are the two Maral babies in Talisay City.
03:26 They are hissing.
03:31 We're going to examine it.
03:37 They can see the gloves are starting to hiss already.
03:54 It's time to examine them.
03:56 Their eyes are clean.
04:06 We can see and examine it closely.
04:12 It looks like it didn't get hurt when we caught it.
04:18 We can estimate the age of Visayan Leopard Cat.
04:24 Most likely, these kittens are between three to four months old.
04:29 Even though they are still young, they are showing that they can defend themselves.
04:36 Until...
04:42 Oh!
04:43 This one is a little bit feisty.
04:53 Look at that, home.
04:55 We can examine it.
04:57 It has a beautiful oral cavity.
04:59 There are no gingivitis.
05:01 No nasal discharges.
05:03 Beautiful.
05:05 Beautiful, home.
05:06 Visayan Leopard Cat is an endemic in the Philippines.
05:19 It means that they can only be found in the islands of Negros, Cebu, and Panay.
05:25 Their population is declining.
05:29 That's why it's important for them to return to the wild.
05:34 In the current scenario in Negros,
05:38 if they see abandoned kittens,
05:44 but in fact, the mother is just hunting for food,
05:50 they should know that they don't need to be fed.
05:55 Good job, dog!
06:00 For now, the kids are temporarily kept in the Talarac facility until they can be returned to the wild.
06:09 Visayan Warty Pig is also being protected here in Negros.
06:17 Even though they are not in the wild, their population is safer inside their enclosure.
06:29 But the African Swine Fever Virus, or ASF, is still rampant.
06:35 There was an incident where the ASF infected the captive breeding Visayan Warty Pigs.
06:43 They were infected by the ASF and were wiped out.
06:46 How many heads were there?
06:48 16 in total.
06:50 Before I can enter the enclosure of the Visayan Warty Pig,
06:54 I need to wear PPE.
06:58 To avoid contamination inside.
07:02 Suddenly, the Visayan Warty Pigs became curious about us.
07:10 Even though they are hiding, they know that there is a message for them.
07:17 If you see this in the wild, you will be nervous because you will see their tusks.
07:25 The older they are, the more defined those tusks are.
07:29 And they use them for defense.
07:31 This is how serious the protection of the Talarac is.
07:36 Here in the Visayan Warty Pigs.
07:39 Because we can see that, aside from wearing PPE,
07:44 you can see their enclosure.
07:47 This is also netted.
07:50 Because of all possibilities of contamination due to different sources.
07:57 One of their goals is to increase the number of Visayan Warty Pigs.
08:05 This is how happy the wildlife is in their natural habitat.
08:14 So, I hope we can protect their habitat and their species.
08:22 [Music]
08:45 [BLANK_AUDIO]