MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on the public to turn over any rescued wildlife species that may have fled from the Taal Volcano Protected Landscape following the volcano’s eruption last week. The animals, which may include endemic and endangered species, could have migrated to nearby communities after Taal began spewing ash and steam, the DENR said on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENTAssistant Environment Secretary Ricardo Calderon, head of the DENR”™s Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), said anyone who might have encountered or rescued animals could turn them over to the DENR field offices in Batangas and Cavite provinces. Ready to receive animals“The DENR field offices in Batangas””Calaca and Lipa””are ready to receive these animals once they are rescued,” Calderon said in a statement. He said the agency had teams from the field offices who were helping rescue animals in the peripheries of the volcano.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 19, 2020 20:48 UTC