Rosewood may be on a strict moratorium but the precious hardwood is still being extracted from forests in the south!
A joint operation led by the Forestry Department on Friday took them into the Deep River Forest Reserve to an area which can only be accessed by waterways.
They found over a thousand feet had been cut - which they started to extract by boat.
Today, Chief Forest Officer Wilbur Sabido told KRem Raido News about it:..
Wilbur Sabido, Chief Forest Officer
"We on Friday found over 50 pieces of Rosewood totaling approximately 1500 board feet."
KREM reporter
"What will be done with the Rosewood once it is all retrieve from the area?"
Wilbur Sabido, Chief Forest Officer
"The intention is to make it available to the local market because as it is right now we are not allowing - we have a zero tolerance in essence for any new material that is being requested for export. In other words we won't entertain any such request. Absolutely no licenses have been issued for the harvesting or cutting Rosewood."
"We are mindful that there may be individuals that are still cutting and so we do ask for the public's assistance. We have been very responsive in terms of reports that we get and we have had some seizures."
No one was found in the area so no charges can be levied at this time.
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