OLONGAPO CITY — A brown booby, an endangered seabird, was rescued and launched again into the wild after it was noticed alongside the shoreline of Barangay Masagana in Dilasag, Aurora, marking the primary documented sighting of the seabird within the province.
In a press release on Sept. 9, the Division of Atmosphere and Pure Sources (DENR) stated its neighborhood surroundings and pure assets workplace in Casiguran labored with the municipal authorities of Dilasag to rescue and assess the chicken.
Metropolis Atmosphere and Pure Sources Workplace officer Ariel Mendoza stated a resident discovered the chicken struggling to remain aloft and instantly sought assist from native authorities.
The chicken was turned over to the DENR for evaluation, the place wildlife enforcement officers discovered it in good bodily situation, with no seen accidents or indicators of misery.
“With the assistance of the municipal authorities of Dilasag, we instantly launched it into its pure habitat in Barangay Dicabasan, in accordance with established wildlife rescue, dealing with, and launch protocols,” Mendoza stated.
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Ralph Pablo, DENR regional govt director, urged the general public to right away report wildlife sightings to the DENR or native authorities to make sure correct dealing with and forestall pointless disturbance of untamed animal habitats.
The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is listed as an endangered wildlife species underneath DENR Administrative Order No. 2019-09 and is protected underneath Republic Act No. 9147, or the Wildlife Sources Conservation and Safety Act. /mcm
