eating a cricket
According to Wikipedia, the Philippine tarsier is an endangered tarsier species endemic to the island of Bohol, Samar, Leyte, and parts of Mindanao.
I have him here standing on my shoulder.
When we visited Bohol a few years back (I do hope to write about out Bohol trip someday), our tour consisted of tarsier viewing, among other things. But instead of viewing the tarsiers at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary, our guide brought us to a private breeder and owner so we can get up close and very personal. Not that kind of personal you pervs. I mean like feed it crickets and touch it, which are not allowed at the sanctuary.
This time, he wa happily resting on my arm.
Anyway, I just read from the Pinoy Travel Blog about Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order No. 38. The new policy restricts the public viewing of captive tarsiers in the island of Bohol, and only the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary is currently allowed to do public viewing. Much like we watch out for our weight loss pills, beware though of illegal owners and breeders that advertise tarsier tours. So when visiting Bohol, tourists might just have to restrict themselves to viewing the cute critters from their cages at the sanctuary. Let us all protect them. If we don’t, pretty soon they will all be gone.
i think we have the same guide. we also went to a private tarsier breeder and were able to get “personal” with those tiny mammals. lucky for us who were able to visit Bohol pre-tarsier policy 
This is saddening for me, i have never touched a tarsier yet… i think this year will be good for a Bohol get-away. Last yera was Boracay eh.
Posted by sheng at April 20, 2009, 4:47 pmKG: Pero sana they really do something to protect the tarsiers, baka kasi gimmick lang at walang nag-enforce.
Ka: We did! I recommended her to you, remember?
Sheng: If ever you plan to go there, I have some contacts that might come in handy. 
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this might come as both good and bad news. good news for the tarsiers, who will be protected, and bad news for those who haven’t experienced these cute creatures sitting on their shoulders. it’s a great experience. kaya sayang naman. for me, as long as they are not abused, ok lang for the people to get up close and personal with them.
Posted by kg at April 17, 2009, 2:58 pm