Some of the wild birds seized in the police raid. - PIs from Oriental Mindoro Maritime Police station via The Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN
MANILA, April 25 (The Philippines Inquirer/ANN): Maritime police and environment officials of Oriental Mindoro rescued 18 wild birds from captivity in an entrapment and rescue operation and filed charges against an online trader for possessing and selling regulated wildlife.
Among the wild birds rescued were two juvenile brahminy kites, a species of red-backed sea eagles whose population is dwindling, said Police Lt. Angelo Astrero, chief of the Oriental Mindoro Maritime Police Station.
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