00:00Two men who are illegally selling wild animals
00:04including some endangered species
00:06were arrested in the joint entrapment operation of NBI and DENR in Cebu.
00:11Jesse Atienza of PTV Cebu in the center of the news.
00:16In the prison of this brother,
00:19after being caught in an entrapment operation
00:22conducted by NBI Cebu and DENR,
00:26seven wildlife species were caught in the operation
00:29and were sold for P142,000.
00:33Among those caught were iguanas, parrots, and Burmese pythons.
00:38A Philippine hawk eagle and a Palawan hill mynah were also caught,
00:43which is considered an endangered species.
00:45According to NBI,
00:47those who were caught in the joint transaction with them were careful.
00:56So, when a person approaches the pusher buyers in this area,
01:02they proceed to the open space parking
01:04and this is where they unload or load the vehicles.
01:08And then when we saw that the undercover operatives were already in the room
01:16and this was already marked as money,
01:18this is where we rushed out.
01:20Authorities also alerted the illegal sale of wildlife species,
01:25including those who collect them.
01:28This alarming situation,
01:31especially in Cebu,
01:33is strategically located,
01:37those coming from Palawan,
01:39from Indanao,
01:41Leyte, Samar area.
01:44So, there are congregations trading.
01:48The intention of this operation,
01:50RA 9147,
01:52is for the conservation and protection
01:54of the wildlife.
01:56So, as much as possible,
01:58this should not be used
02:00for public display
02:02of wildlife.
02:04This should be respected.
02:07The rescued wildlife species are now in the custody of the DNR
02:12and they will put this under examination
02:15to examine their condition.
02:18The DNR is also asking for coordination
02:21with law enforcement agencies
02:23to stop the illegal sale of wildlife species.
02:28From PTV Cebu, Jesse Atienza
02:30for Pambansang TV
02:32in Bagong, Philippines.
