However, since the seizure, many of the animals have died and it is understood the Philippine authorities are discussing possible repatriation of the surviving animals with their Indonesian counterparts.įour men were arrested in a joint operation by Philippine Operations Group on Ivory and Illegal Trade of the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and the National Bureau of Investigations. Most of the species are in demand for the illegal pet trade and are thought to be from the island of New Guinea, which comprises the Papua province of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Īmong the animals seized were over 100 cockatoos including Sulphur-crested Cockatoos Cacatua galerita triton, Moluccan Cockatoos Cacatua moluccensis and Palm Cockatoos Probosciger aterrimus.īlack-capped Lories Lorius lory, Red Birds-of-paradise Paradiseae rubra, Large Fig-parrots Psittaculirostris desmarestii, sugar gliders, and wallabies were also found in the Pasay City home. Red Birds of Paradise Paradiseae rubra were among the birds seized © TRAFFIC While there are frequent seizures of Indonesian species trafficked to the Philippines, this find of 312 birds and mammals on 12th March is significant for its sheer size and variety of wildlife involved.
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