This Joint Administrative Order shall be known as theImplementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9147otherwise known as the Wildlife Resources Conservation andProtection Act of 2001.

Pursuant to Sections 5 22 of Republic Act No. 9147 otherwiseknown as the “Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act”, thepreliminary List of Threatened Wildlife, including their differentcategories, and the List of Other Wildlife Species are herebyestablished.

Pursuant to Section 5 and 22 of Republic Act No. 9147, otherwise known as "Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act, " the preliminary List of Threatened Wildlife, including their different categories , and the List of Other Wildlife Species are hereby established.

Specifying the Guidelines andReference Points In Determiningand Delineating the Actual Metesand Bounds of the Samar IslandNatural Park (SINP), asestablished under PresidentialProclamation 442 dated August 13,2003.

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 (National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992), DENR Administrative Order No. 25, Series of 1992 (Implementing Rules and Regulations of NIPAS Act) and Executive Order No. 263 (Adopting Community-Based Forest Management as the National Strategy to Ensure the Sustainable Development of the Country's Forestlands Resources and Providing Mechanisms for its Implementation), and to facilitate the implementation of the Community Based Program (CBP) in Protected Areas, DAO 2002-02 (Guidelines on the Establishment and Management of Community-Based Program in Protected Areas) is hereby revised.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Joint DENR-DA-PCSD Administrative Order No. 01 Series of 2004, this Administrative Order is hereby promulgated for the guidance of all concerned.

Pursuant to RA 7586, otherwise known as the NationalIntegrated Protected Areas System Act (NIPAS) of 1992,DENR Administrative Order No. 25, Series of 1992 which isthe Implementing Rules and Regulations of the NIPAS Act,and DENR Memorandum Circular No. 35, Series of 1993 onNovember 07, 1993 the following guidelines are herebyissued for the information and guidance of all concerned:

Pursuant to Section 26 of Republic Act No. 9147 otherwise known as the "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act" and is pursuance of the objectives of conserving our wildlife resources particularly those under various categories of threat and listed in DENR Administrative Order No. 2004-15 "Establishing the List of Terrestrial Threatened Species and their Categories, and the List of Other Wildlife Species Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9147" and in order to set forth the processes for the registration of said wildlife species and wildlife facilities, the following are hereby promulgated for the information and guidance of all concerned:

In line with the DENR policy to conserve our wildlife resources, particularly those under various categories, and the list of other wildlife under DENR Administrative Order No. DAO 2004-15 dated May, 2004 and in order to further clarify the possession for the registration of said wildlife species and wildlife facilities, the following rules are hereby set forth in addition to those already provided under DAO No. 2004-58 dated August 31, 2004:

Pursuant to Section 9 of DAO 2004-55 and DAO 2004-58 both dated August 31, 2004, the following fees and guidelines pertaining to the registration of threatened, non-threatened and exotic faunal species under the jurisdiction of the DENR, are hereby promulgated for the information and guidance of all concerned.

In the interest of the service and in order to give zoo owners, hobbyist, pet owners and private wildlife collectors the opportunity to have their wildlife stock and facilities registered with the DENR, the corresponding fees for the registration of threatened, non-threatend and exotic faunal species, as provided for under Section 3 of the DAO 2004-62, is further waived and amended as follows:

In the best interest of the service and in order to give ample time to zoo owners, hobbyist, pet owners and private wildlife collectors to register their wildife stock and facilities with the DENR, the filing of application for the registration of threatened, non-threatened and exotic faunal species in the possession of private person(s) and entities, as provided for under DENR Adm. Order No. 2004-58 dated August 31, 2004 is further extended for another sixty (60) days reckoned from the effectivity of this Order.

Pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 192 and in line with our commitmentto the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Llhl Framework Convention on ClimateChange, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and the United Nations Forum onForests, and to the principle of Sustainable Forest Management, the following guidelinesfor the integration of rainforestation farming strategy in the development of open areasand denuded forests to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable developmentin protected areas and other appropriate forest lands are hereby promulgated:

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the NlPAS Act and in order to provide amore appropriate criteria that will suit the present biophysical and socio-economicconditions of protected areas in the country, the criteria and guidelines for thecategorization of protected areas under NlPAS as provided under Annex A of DMC35 Series of 1993 is hereby amended in accordance with the attached matrix.

Pursuant to the provisions of DAO 98-24 otherwise known as the "Manual of - Approvals", and in order to avoid delays and inconvenience to DENR clientele, thefollowing are hereby authorized to issuelapprove Wildlife Local Transport Permit(WLTP):