๐๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ โ Two (2) reticulated pythons (Malayopython reticulatus) that were rescued recently in Lebak town of this province have returned to the wild after they were freed by environment personnel.
Forester Iskak G. Dipatuan, community environment and natural resources officer (CENRO) of Kalamansig, said that the 3.26 meters female python was sighted by an informant along the mangrove area in Barangay Taguisa while the 3.31 meters male python was found by a fisherman entangled in a fishnet.
CENRO Dipatuan said that the reptiles are in good condition and fit to return to their natural habitat based on the assessment conducted by the field officeโs personnel. The pythons were freed separately on November 23 and 24 in an uninhibited area in Barangay Limulan of this town by CENRO Kalamansig personnel in coordination with the concerned barangay officials.
Under the Department Administrative Order (DAO) 2019-09 otherwise known as โUpdated National List of Threatened Philippine Fauna and their categoriesโ, the Reticulated python is classified as other threatened species which is under threat from adverse factors such as over collection throughout its range and is likely to be moved to the vulnerable category in the near future. (With report and photos from CENRO Kalamansig) | RSCIGV
