HELP preserve Cycas Wadei (culion pitogo)

To Whom It May Concern:

I join my family and friends in Culion, Palawan to request your support in our initiative for the protection and preservation of the Cycas Wadei and its habitat. It is locally known as Pitogo. This plant represents our hope, resilience and passion.

It was initially discovered in Culion by Dr. H.W. Wade, who came to treat leprosy and gave our forefathers hope. He introduced the taxon to the world and highlighted attention to this little island called "the land of the living dead". Like all the generations of Culion, the plant exudes beauty and resilience. It represented the patience of lepers to be accepted again as normal and productive members of the world.

I call your attention to the 1997 International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Plants. I demand for the Pitogos to propagate not to be
extinct. I desire that it will be part of our children's lives and the future generations.

I implore your support to protect the Cycas Wadei and its habitat. I request that the area be protected. Let the plant stay in Culion. Let the taxon be the symbol of the new Culion: peaceful, hopeful, resilient and friendly. I want this plant to represent us and tell the world to come and visit Culion and see its wonders and beauty.

Sincerely,




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Note to all friends supporting this initiative.
SIGN, COPY, PASTE and SEND to osec@denr.gov.ph and oed@pcsd.ph

links:
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/cycadpg?taxname=Cycas+wadei

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=196406500693&ref=nf

http://jhohng.multiply.com/photos/album/33/HELP_preserve_Cycas_Wadei_culion_pitogo