Isla Biodiversity Conservation, Inc.

Who said that the Calayan Rail can only be found in Calayan’s forests? Now a Calayan Rail will be seen zipping across the Babuyan Channel after Calayan Mayor Joseph Llopis named the municipality’s service speedboat after the bird species that put this small town in the limelight after its discovery in 2004.

“It was the natural choice because it is one of the things that are unique to our town,” said Mayor Llopis.