Designed by Studio Gikan, the logo for Sarang Foundation features the native Philippine scops owl with a book.
The owl keenly watches over the forest, especially in the dark. It swoops swiftly and silently in response to sounds and sights. It represents loyalty and care.
The book represents the curiosity and open-mindedness of children. Nurtured by experience and love, developing good judgment: the gaining of wisdom and growth.
The Visayan cultural aspect of the logo is seen through the tattoo-like design.
Why are some of the most enthralling wild beings the most endangered?
In the Visayas, hearing endemic owls hoot at night used to be a common shared experience.
Sadly, as local forests got denuded year by year, the hoots also faded away.
According to Birdlife International's ‘Threatened Birds of the World’ (2000), it is estimated that of the 9600 bird species in the world, no less than 1186 are currently threatened with extinction, 325 of them coming from Asia. Of the endemic species, 59 (86%) are Philippine species. The latest list of threatened bird species (‘Threatened Birds of the World’, Birdlife International, 2000), reduced this further by downgrading the two ‘Endangered’ species, the Giant Scops Owl Mimizuku gurneyi and the Philippine Eagle Owl Bubo philippensis to ‘Vulnerable’ status, and the four ‘Vulnerable’ species, the Luzon Scops Owl Otus longicornis, the Mindoro Scops Owl Otus mindorensis, the Mindanao Scops Owl Otus minis, and the Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus to ‘Lower Risk/Threatened’ status, along with a new entry, the Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis.
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