Concerned Citizens turn over Philippine Long-tailed Macaque and Palawan Pangolin to PCSDS

by | Mar 11, 2022

One Philippine Long-tailed Macaque or Philippine Monkey (π˜”π˜’π˜€π˜’π˜€π˜’ 𝘧𝘒𝘴𝘀π˜ͺ𝘀𝘢𝘭𝘒𝘳π˜ͺ𝘴 π˜—π˜©π˜ͺ𝘭π˜ͺ𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴π˜ͺ𝘴) and one Palawan Pangolin (π˜”π˜’π˜―π˜ͺ𝘴 𝘀𝘢𝘭π˜ͺ𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴π˜ͺ𝘴) were turned over by Mr. Darwin Fabon, a crew of M/V Cristine, and Mr. Lim Bryan Kutat of Provincial Environment Natural Resources Office (PENRO) to the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) on March 5 and March 10, 2022, respectively.

Mr. Fabon approached and handed over the said monkey to Mr. Deo C. Fajardo, the PCSDS WTMU Officer of Linapacan, who was inspecting outgoing marine products bound for Manila on March 5, 2022.

Mr. Fabon narrated that the wildlife species was given to him by a certain resident of Bgy. Panlaitan, Busuanga, Palawan while they were unloading in the said area. He immediately turned over the wildlife species to Mr. Fajardo upon knowing that possessing such wildlife species is illegal under RA 9147, also known as the “Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.”

Meanwhile, the Palawan Pangolin was turned over by Mr. Lim Bryan Kutat of the PENRO to the PCSDS on March 10, 2022.

Both the Philippine Long-tailed Macaque and Palawan Pangolin are in good shape and were released back to their natural habitat following a thorough observation and health check on March 7 and March 10, 2022, respectively.

The Philippine Long-tailed Macaque is in good shape and weighs approximately 750 grams. The Palawan Pangolin weighs 1.7 Kg and measures 86.36 cm in length.

The Philippine Long-tailed Macaque is listed as an “Endangered Species,” and the Palawan Pangolin is listed as “Critically Endangered Species” under PCSD Resolution No. 15-521.

The PCSDS is urging persons who happen to find or rescue wildlife to turn them over to our office, which can be contacted thru hotline numbers 0935-116-2336 (Globe/TM) and 0948-937-2200 (Smart/TNT). You may also send a message to our Facebook page for your concerns.