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Rare
&
Exotic
Fauna
The
game
preserve
and
wildlife
sanctuary
on
Calauit
Island
is
straight
out
of
Africa.
To
add
to
an
array
of
endangered
endemic
Philippine
animals
are
108
African
animals
transported
here.
It
is
also
home
to
the
man-eating
Philippine
crocodile
and
the
endangered
“dugong”,
or
sea
cow.
Bohol
is
home
to
the
Tarsier,
midget
monkey
of
the
Philippines
and
the
smallest
monkey
in
the
world.
Situated
near
the
foot
of
the
Mayon
Volcano,
Albay
Park
and
Wildlife
boasts
of
of
347
animals
belonging
to
75
species.
Crocodile
Park
in
Ma-a
is
the
habitat
of
crocodiles
as
well
as
various
breeds
of
birds,
from
the
Philippine
sea
eagle
to
kakatoe
and
Indonesian
parrots
•
Calauit
Island
(Palawan)
•
Tarsier
site
(Bohol)
•
Albay
Park
&
Wildlife
(Bicol)
•
Crocodile
Park
(Davao) |
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Marine
Life
The
Tubbataha
Reef
National
Marine
Park
teems
with
300
coral
species,
46
coral
genera,
7
seagrass
species,
71
algae
species;
large
marine
life,
dolphins,
marine
turtles;
and
seabirds.
It
was
honored
by
UNESCO
as
the
First
Natural
Site
in
the
Philippines
to
be
inscribed
in
the
prestigious
World
Heritage
List.
The
Turtle
Islands
are
South
East
Asia's
only
remaining
major
green
turtle
rookery
and
a
vital
nesting
ground
for
the
hawksbill
turtle.
Pamilacan
Island
in
Baclayon
is
considered
a
critical
marine
mammal
habitat
in
the
Philippines.
Palawan
is
home
to
the
“dugong”
or
sea
cow,
the
only
herbivorous
mammal
today,
while
Donsol,
Sorsogon
is
home
to
huge,
gentle
whale
sharks
which
the
locals
call
the
“butanding”.
•
Tubbataha
Reef
National
Park
(Palawan)
•
Pamilacan
Island
(Bohol)
•
Whale
Shark
Site
(Sorsogon)
•
Seacow
site
(Palawan)
• Turtle
Islands
(Palawan) |
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Avian
Olango
Island,
“The
Bird
Island
of
Central
Philippines,”
is a
critical
stopover
of
up
to
50,000
migrating
water
birds
flying
the
East
Asian
migratory
flyway
yearly.
Pacem
Eco-Park
along
Sumulong
Highway,
Assumption
is a
haven
of
over
80
of
the
country’s
1,600
species
of
butterflies
and
a
number
of
native
and
foreign
birds
such
as
mynahs,
owls,
eagles,
and
parrots.
The
Philippine
Eagle
Research
and
Nature
Center
is
home
to
the
world’s
largest
eagle,
the
Philippine
Eagle
(once
known
as
the
monkey-eating
eagle),
the
country’s
national
bird.
The
Center
for
the
Philippine
Raptors
in
Los
Baños
is a
rescue
and
rehabilitation
center
for
diurnal
and
nocturnal
raptorial
birds,
and
a
captive
breeding
facility
for
Philippine
birds
of
prey,
especially
the
highly
endangered
Philippine
Eagle.
•
Olongo
Island
(Cebu)
•
Philippine
Eagle
&
Nature
Research
Center
(Davao)
•
Center
for
Philippine
Raptors
(Laguna)
•
Pacem
Eco-Park
(Antipolo)
•
Albay
Park
&
Wildlife
(Bicol) |
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Flora
Ninoy
Aquino
Parks
and
Wildlife
Nature
Center
in
Quezon
Avenue
boasts
of
about
38
species
of
trees
and
shrubs,
representing
2,443
trees
commonly
found
in
Philippine
forests.
More
than
just
a
haven
for
butterflies,
Pacem
Eco-Park
houses
various
lumber
trees,
fruit
trees,
orchids,
and
flowering
plants.
• Rizal
•
Ninoy
Aquino
Parks
and
Wildlife
Nature
Center
(Quezon
City)
•
Pacem
Eco-Park
(Antipolo) |
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