Words by Ethel Merioles
Remember the Tubbataha Reef incident that happened last month? Just
a little background on the World Heritage site located in the Sulu Sea, over
1000 animal species inhabit in the reef, including hawksbill sea turtles, giant
trevally (jacks), hammerhead sharks, barracudas, manta rays, palm-sized Moorish
idols, napoleon wrasse, parrotfish, and moray eels. Whale sharks and tiger
sharks have reportedly been seen in the large coral sanctuary, as well.
The Tubbataha Reef is just one of six marine priority conservation
areas that WWF-Philippines are helping, and this time, in an effort to raise
funds for a cause, the independent conservation organization released a cool
mobile game in February this year.
As part of WWF-Philippines’ fund raising campaign to save marine
animals from pollutants and unsustainable fishing practices, a Filipino app
development company known as AppLabs Digital Studios designed and developed a
time-pressure puzzle game. The game is primarily meant to provide hours of
entertainment to any user and at the same time donate to WWF-Philippines’
marine conservation programs. A dollar can go a long way, especially if it
means saving the rich marine biodiversity of the Philippines, including, of
course, the world-renowned Tubbataha Reef.
The app, dubbed EnviroPop,
is currently available for download at the Apple App Store, and will reach the
Android market very soon. Sales from the app will go straight to WWF-Philippines’marine conservation
programs to help conserve our biodiversity and
mitigate the impact of human footprint on our environment. With this app,
people will learn more about our environment and essentially save the
Philippine seas!
Interested iOS users may try the app for free (Download link: http://goo.gl/kwUKU) or purchase the full
version for $0.99 (http://goo.gl/Qec9I). The
Android version is scheduled to be released early this year.
