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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

DENR sends notices to owner of seized wildlife in Liloan, Cebu, sets deadline on Sept 30

BY: JUJU M. EMPUERTO WITH REPORTS FROM DENR-7

CEBU,  September 25 (PIA) --- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) sent two notices with a period of 15 days or until September 30 to present proof of ownership of more than 30 threatened wildlife species seized during a joint regular monitoring in Barangay Kotkot, Liloan, Cebu recently. 

DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said the office issued a notice for a certain Aristotle Binabaye, owner of the eight heads of assorted bird species to provide papers or permits on each individual species and another notice to the unknown owner of the 23 bird species and a long-tailed juvenile Philippine Macaque or monkey.
(mbcn/JSME/PIA7-Cebu with reports from DENR-7)