How do you communicate biodiversity for the target audience to grasp the importance of saving it? At the forefront of the campaign to protect and conserve the country’s rich biodiversity, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) uses different strokes to communicate it. Through the years, the…
(Photo courtesy of BOC-NAIA) MANILA - The Bureau of Customs-Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) on Wednesday reported the seizure of two parcels containing 28 lizards worth PHP210,000 in Pasay City. District Collector Carmelita Talusan, in a statement, said the parcels containing 22 bearded dragons and six Argentine black and white lizards from Samutprakarn, Thailand, were discovered at the BOC-NAIA Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) last December. The parcels declared as children's toys were shipped by a certain 'Anuphop Wilit' and were addressed to certain individuals in Paranaque City. The parcels were subjected to x-ray and 100 percent physical examination which led to the discovery of live animals. The shipments were subjected to seizure and forfeiture proceedings for violation of Section 1113 of Republic Act (RA) 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act in relation to Section 117 and RA 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protec
Authorities seized 22 bearded dragons and six Argentine black and white lizard following an anti-smuggling operation in Pasay City.
photo: NAIA The animals, with a market value of P210,000, came from Thailand and were seized at the Bureau of Customs Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City.
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In the town of Sasmuan, a coastal municipality in Pampanga province, where fishing is a way of life, protecting its coastal resource that harbors some of the world’s unique but threatened species of birds as well as mangrove is a top priority. Recognizing its importance to saving this important ecosystem…