<\/a>ENDANGERED Dr. Rogelio Demelletes Jr. of the DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau shows a sulcata tortoise and an eclectus parrot. They were among the rare animals and birds rescued from an online wildlife trafficker. \u2014PHOTOS BY JOAN BONDOC<\/p><\/div>\n
These will be cared for in the Ninoy Aquino Wildlife Park in Quezon City, Nuqui said.<\/p>\n
Lim, believed to have been engaging in illegal wildlife trafficking as early as 2014, was an especially elusive suspect, said Dr. Rogelio Demelletes Jr. of the DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe refused to meet with his own customers, preferring a middleman. He would post his wares on Facebook and only accommodate his most frequent customers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This made him quite unlike his fellow wildlife traders on Facebook, who were too often indiscreet with their transactions\u2014\u201clike taunting law enforcers,\u201d Nuqui said. \nFacebook deals<\/p>\n
Nowadays, he added, most of their arrests were hinged on Facebook transactions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe demand for wildlife trading flourishes there because of the degree of anonymity [afforded to traders and buyers]. Online transactions are also quicker and more convenient,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He noted that Lim didn\u2019t seem to have any physical shop and that all his captive-bred animals were sold online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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