Quezon environmentalists urge action vs growing wildlife threats

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Environmental protection advocates in Quezon province have called on the government to take decisive action against escalating threats to wildlife. “As we celebrate World Wildlife Day, we honor the creatures of our forests, rivers, and seas, yet they now face growing threats from industrialization, exploration, mining, quarrying, and illegal human activities from the mountains to the ocean,” Jay Lim, program director of the public interest law group Tanggol Kalikasan (TK), said in an interview on Wednesday. Observed every March 3, United Nations World Wildlife Day highlights the importance of wild animals and plants and their contributions […]... Keep on reading: Quezon environmentalists urge action vs growing wildlife threats