1 9 6 0 s ▁when ▁one ▁could ▁sn atch ▁them ▁off ▁tree ▁branches ▁by ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road . ▁He ▁began ▁keeping ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁for ▁feed ing , ▁bre eding ▁and ▁display ▁at ▁back yard ▁his ▁residence ▁in ▁Cor ella , ▁Boh ol . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁bre ed ▁tar si ers ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁raise ▁the ▁animals ▁he ▁would ▁stuff . ▁His ▁capt ive ▁bre eding ▁program ▁was ▁successful ▁that ▁b red ▁ 2 0 ▁Philipp ine ▁tar si ers ▁in ▁capt ivity . ▁He ▁sent ▁ 1 0 ▁live ▁tar si ers ▁b red ▁this ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Z oo ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁P iz arr as ▁eventually ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁air ▁gun , ▁formal de hy de ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁awful ▁tools ▁of ▁his ▁trade ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁devoted ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁trying ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁ex otic ▁mas cot ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ' ▁re ced ing ▁tropical ▁for ests . ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁environmental ist ▁and ▁conservation ist , ▁going ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁create ▁out ▁of ▁whole ▁cloth ▁laws ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁harm ing ▁of ▁tar si ers . ▁The ▁Philipp ine ▁T ars ier ▁Foundation ▁In cor por ated ▁heard ▁about ▁his ▁enthus ias m ▁and ▁rec ru ited ▁him ▁as ▁field ▁super visor ▁of ▁the ▁san ctu ary . ▁" I ▁love ▁this