TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) region 2 has augmented its force against forest illegal activities by hiring additional 84 rangers who are deployed in the different provinces of Cagayan Valley.
Forester Bernardo Valiente, chief-forest protection and law enforcement section, said region 2 has very wide forest covers, including the Sierra Madre mountain range, which need to be guarded against illegal activities, especially illegal logging, poaching, mining, and hunting of forest resources.
DENR hires 84 forest rangers