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Barangay Pundaguitan Kagawad Ronald Matinao alerted the Philippine Coast Guard of a suspicious banca that was found to be transporting poached wildlife

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732936450910Coast-Guard-30112024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Barangay Pundaguitan Kagawad Ronald Matinao alerted the Philippine Coast Guard of a suspicious banca that was found to be transporting poached wildlife. Courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Barangay Pundaguitan Kagawad Ronald Matinao alerted the Philippine Coast Guard of a suspicious banca that was found to be transporting poached wildlife.<em> Courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard </em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard and local authorities of a Davao Oriental town this week arrested five suspects, including two Indonesians,  for the illegal transport of wildlife they were transporting in a motorized banca.</p><p>According to a release, the Coast Guard sub-station in Governor Generoso town were alerted by Barangay Pundaguitan Kagawad Ronald Matinao of a suspicious boat off the coast of their village, which triggered a joint operation against the banca, which was found to be unregistered.</p><p>&quot;Upon inspection, the team discovered a haul of undocumented wildlife, including 27 Mollucan Cockatoos, 21 Rainbow Lorikeets, 26 Red Lories, and several marsupials such as Northern and Common Spotted Cuscus,&quot; the Coast Guard said.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732935801003468721581_992354036252225_7539210026612972797_n.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px" alt="Courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard</em></span></span></span></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/11/22-abandoned-pets-found-in-illegal-pogo-hub-resort-1745">READ: 22 abandoned pets found in illegal POGO hub, resort</a></div><p>The five suspects and their boat were brought to the Montserrat Fish Port for further investigation and were later turned over to local police.</p><p>The confiscated wildlife have been turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. </p><p>The Philippines is a consumer, source and transit point of the illegal wildlife trade, according to an Asian Development Bank report on the problem.</p><p>The ADB said the illegal wildlife trade in the country is valued at around P50 billion, including the market value of wildlife and the damage to habitats caused by poaching.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/11/15/korean-caught-with-320-tarantulas-110-centipedes-in-airport-1635">RELATED: Korean caught with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes in airport</a></div><p>Among the most traded species are the Philippine Forest Turtle and Hawksbill Turtle, which are both considered critically endangered, and the vulnerable Palawan Pangolin and Blue-naped Parrot.</p>

<p>The confiscated wildlife have been turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.</p>

The confiscated wildlife have been turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Coast Guard intercepts banca transporting poached animals in Davao Oriental

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Coast Guard intercepts banca transporting poached animals in Davao Oriental

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Published November 30, 2024 11:16 AM PHT

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