Four people were arrested and 33 live animals were recovered during an operation against illegal wildlife trading in Taytay, Palawan, on September 25, authorities...
Eighty-three endangered wildlife animals, including forest turtles endemic to Palawan, were rescued by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in an illegal wildlife...
A new report released by the Wildlife Justice Commission identifies the giant clamshell trade as a “cause for concern.”It suggests the trade could have...
The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) will receive technical and practical training from the US Embassy in the Philippines' Office of International Narcotics...
While it’s not entirely clear how this Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) wound up on a golf course, the most likely explanation is that it had escaped from the wildlife trade. In the Philippines, pangolins are a protected species, and anyone caught trading them faces hefty fines and prison sentences of up to 12 years. But this hasn’t stopped traders from stealing pangolins from the Palawan region and transporting them to various towns and cities to sell them for meat consumption or medicinal use.
