http://globalnation.inquirer.net/13257/philippines-eats-sells-biodiversity-riches
One-fifth of our major fauna species will disappear within 20 years’ time if we don’t do something,
The Philippines’ biodiversity riches makes it a major force in the global illegal wildlife trade, which is worth up to $20 billion annually
Typically poor farmers—got as little as P500 or about $12 for a coveted Philippine parrot, but middlemen then sold the critically endangered bird for five times that.
Several species of geckos, colorful nocturnal lizards, are collected for the alternative medicine trade, with those believed to cure Aids selling for up to $1,200, while some of the rarest Philippine birds of prey are rumored to fetch upwards of $20,000,
