246. Exploring Palawan. One day tour at Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservatory Center Part II.

The Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (PWRCC) was established on August 20, 1987, as the Crocodile Farming Institute (CFI). A joint venture of the Philippine government's Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the CFI is intended to facilitate the sustainable conservation of the Philippine crocodile and Saltwater crocodile as well as to promote crocodile farming to locals as a means of livelihood. The management of the facility was done by the DENR's Biodiversity Management Bureau.
In 2000, the CFI was renamed as the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (PWRCC) through DENR Administrative Order 49. From 2002 to 2010, the Natural Resource Development Corporation (NRDC) took full control over the PWRCC. For 10 years the management of the PWRCC was taken care by the BMB, except the commercial aspect which was handled by the NRDC. In 2020, the PWRCC was once again reverted to the NRDC.