Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. (Republic Act No. 9147). An Act providing for the conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall have jurisdiction over all terrestrial plant and animal species, all turtles and tortoises and wetland species, including but not limited to crocodiles, water birds and all amphibians and dugong.

1. Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE
Catagbacan, Goa, Camarines Sur
cenrogoa@yahoo.com.ph
List of Wildlife Laws
1. DAO 2002-19 – Guidelines on the trade of Captive-bred Butterfly Specimen, September
16, 2002
2. DAO 2004-15 - Establishing the list of threatened species and their categories and the
list of other Wildlife Resources and Conservation and Protection act of 2001
3. DAO 2004-58 – Registration of Threatened and Exotic Species of Wild Fauna in the
possession of private person (s) and entities, August 31, 2004
4. DAO 2004-6- - Addendum to DAO 2004-58 Re: Registration of Threatened and Exotic
Species of Wild Fauna in the possession of private person (s) and entities, September 27,
2004
5. DAO 2004-62 - Prescribing fees and other guidelines on the implementation of DENR
A. O Nos. 2004-55 and 2004-58 both August 31, 2004 pertaining to the registration of
threatened, non-threatened and exotic fauna species under the jurisdiction of the DENR,
October 12, 2004
6. DAO 2004-65 - Waiving certain provisions of DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No.
2004-62 Re:Prescribing Fees and other Guidelines on the Implementation of DAO No.
2004-55 and 2004-58 both dated August 31, 2004, pertaining to the registration of
threatened, non-threatened and exotic fauna species under the jurisdiction of the DENR,
November 19, 2004
7. DAO 2004-67 – Extension of the filing of application Re:Registration of Threatened and
Non-Threatened of Exotic Faunal Species in the Possession of Private Person/s and
entities, December 22, 2004
8. DAO 2004-05 – Delegation of Authority to Issue/Approve Wildlife Local Transport
Permit , July 12, 2004
9. BFD Circular No. 8 – Regulations for the Conservation of Marine Turtles in the
Philippines
10. Proclamation No. 615 – Declaring Philippine Eagle as National Bird
11. Proclamation No. 1732 – change the name of Monkey-eating Eagle to Philippine Eagle
12. Presidential Proclamation 2002-176 – Declaring the Year 2002 as the “Year of the
Mountains” and the month of June thereafter as the “Month of the Mountains” in the
Philippines, and providing for the conduct of its activities for its celebration, April 15,
2002
13. RA 7586 – National Integrated and Protected Area System (NIPAS) Act of 1992
14. RA 1086 – Tamaraw Protection Law
15. RA 9147 – “Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act” an act providing for
the conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats, appropriating
funds therefore and for other purposes, July 30, 2001.