BALIKTANAW - Kasaysayan at Kalikasan Webinar: Dr. Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez and Christian Perez
Channel: UPLB MNH
Date: 2021-06-02

Video recording of the Baliktanaw: Kasaysayan at Kalikasan Webinar (2 June 2021) on "500 Years of Ornithological Explorations in the Philippines" by Dr. Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez, curator for birds of the UPLB Museum of Natural History and Mr. Christian Perez, member of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines.

SUMMARY OF TALK

The speakers will enumerate bird records from 1521 to 2021, highlighting significant discoveries, publications and development of Philippine Ornithology. Their tandem talk presents a chronological account of the contributions from early explorers, collectors museum expeditions and naturalists. They will begin with the early Spanish colonial period that highlights the notes of Pigafetta, Fr Alvina and Fr Kamell, to the intermittent wave of European exploration and archipelagic biological expeditions in the 18th and 19th century, including those of by Sonnerat, Everett, Steere, Moseley and Whitehead. They will add emphasis on some noteworthy birds like those deposited in the UST Natural History Museum (de Elera), introduced species (Goryon, Martinez) and lost birds immortalized in the artwork of Lozano (Crane, Pelican). They will show that significant discoveries were made during U.S. colonialism in the Philippines with the Menage expedition and birth of the Bureau of Science in Manila (with Bourns & Worcester, Mearns, McGregor), followed by pre-war contributions of Hachisuka and post-war establishment of the Philippine National Museum that re-built the bird collection. Their talk will culminate into a period of strong collaboration by Filipino ornithologist such as Manuel, Alcasid, Gonzales and Rabor, with international museums (ex. Rand, du Pont, Kennedy), and then conclude with the new millennium, influence of modern taxonomy, need for conservation, value of citizen science and significant contributions from “new” heroes.

Baliktanaw: Kasaysayan at Kalikasan Webinar is a component of the University of the Philippines System/University of the Philippines Los Baños "Gahum sa Buut" Quincentennial Commemoration activities.

No copyright infringement intended. Music used during the start of the webinar is a material endorsed for sharing and promotion by the National Quincentennial Committee Philippines in activities which are contributory to the whole Quincentennial Commemorations in 2021.

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"BAGANI Quincentennial Theme Song (Housewarming/Background Music)"
https://youtu.be/9_CKskcnCr0

Arrangement: Joel Cruz
Conducted by: Maestro Jiovanni Tabada
Produced by: The Cebu Philharmonic Orchestra