Waddy, the Irrawaddy Macot and Jona

Waddy the Irrawaddy mascot grins as he watches over World Wildlife Fund (WWF) environmental advocate Jona Miguel finish her report.

Waddy makes the rounds of schools, seminars and events to help educate people about the plight of the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins. The number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Malampaya Sound in Taytay Palawan has dropped to less than 20 heads. A few scientists have already projected the inevitable extinction of this species. The late WWF project manager Mavic Matilano refused to concur to the pesimistic assessment and was hopeful that the Irrawaddy could still be saved. Unfortunately, Mavic the primary advocate of the Irrawaddy, passed away in 2020.