Philippine tarsiers (Carlito syrichta) are the poster child of the country’s burgeoning ecotourism industry, but little is known about their taxonomy, population size and conservation status. The ...

The tarsier is the 'flagship' iconic species for promoting environmental stewardship and ecotourism in the Philippines, a nation suffering from large-scale destruction of natural habitat. It's not a ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. Today, it’s believed fewer than 1000 tarsiers remain on Bohol, the Central Philippines island where ...

LAWRENCE — It's not a monkey. It's not a lemur. It's not an African Bush Baby or even a Madagascan Mouse. Meet the Philippine tarsier: a tiny, adorable and downright "cool" primate from Southeast Asia ...

The Philippine tarsier may be far more widespread and adaptable than previously documented, according to a new study by researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Biologists Maria ...

Mother and baby Tarsier in Tangkoko. Photo by Rhett Butler. The spectral tarsier of Sulawesi is one of the world’s smallest primates, weighing roughly the equivalent ten U.S. quarters when full-grown.

In Sarangani, Doc Ferds Recio leads the rescue of two captive Philippine tarsiers--one of which suffered an injury while in confinement. Meanwhile, in Kalinga, Doc Nielsen witnesses a rare and ...

A Philippine tarsier was rescued in Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Zamboanga Peninsula (DENR-9), the ‘threatened wildlife’ was ...

Tarsiers are little-known nocturnal primates about the size of a tennis ball. Once more widespread, the animals are now limited to the Southeast Asian islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and ...

Among the world's rarest animals, these tiny, alien-like creatures that evoke Yoda from Star Wars only exist in the forests of a few Asian islands. Today, it’s believed fewer than 1000 tarsiers remain ...