DENR chief orders probe on elephant tusks of P100M worth of seized
MANILA, Philippines - Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza on Thursday ordered an investigation into the illegal importation of some P100 Million worth of elephant tusks...."Surely, these poachers murdered all these elephants just to get their tusks," Atienza said, adding that this would serve as a strong message to smugglers not to use the Philippines either as a transshipment or end point of illegal wildlife trade....If proven that the tusks came from Africa, which CITES classifies under category II or endangered, the consignee is liable to pay fines of up to P200, 000, including the possibility of imprisonment from one to two years....
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