Davao's D'Bone Collector Museum Opens

The D’Bone Collector Museum in Davao City is now open. Inside the museum are collections of different bones, skulls and skeletons of animals, marine species, birds and butterflies. Among the attractions are the huge sperm whale, the jaws of sharks, the Cambodian python (one of the longest snakes in the world) and armadillo.

 “I am very happy that this museum will help people to be educated on how we can preserve and conserve our remaining natural resources, particularly the animal species,” said Darrell D. Blatchley, the museum’s curator and director.

Blatchley himself collected them since he was still a boy; some of the collections were donated by private individuals and institutions who believe that through the museum, conservation and protection awareness can be shared.

People who were invited to grace the opening were glad they came. They never thought that such a museum would open in Davao City.  “This could be one of the city’s prime destinations.” As if echoing the words of the Department of Tourism, one visitor said, “Indeed, it’s more fun to visit Davao City.”

Fatma Idris of the research division of the Bureau of Fisheries of Aquatic Resources, thanked Blatchley for his collection at the museum that would raise awareness in the conservation of not just the marine species but also those found in land and air.

The D’Bone Collectors Museum is located at San Pedro Street. It is open on Mondays to Fridays only – from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance fee is R50 for adults and R40 for students and children.  For reservations, you may call 0919-6240744 or e-mail: crocodiledd1@yahoo.com.

By JIMS VICENT T. CAPUNO

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