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The Mount Hamiguitan range, with an area of 6,834 hectares (68.34 km 2), was declared a national park and a wildlife sanctuary in 2003. [7] In 2014, the park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becoming the first in Mindanao and the sixth in the Philippines. [6] Mount Hamiguitan is part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor. [8]
A "natural bonsai" in the Mount Hamiguitan National Park in the Philippines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site An elfin forest in Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park. Dwarf forest, elfin forest, or pygmy forest is an uncommon ecosystem featuring miniature trees, inhabited by small species of fauna such as rodents and lizards.
Mount Arayat became the first national park in the Philippines established on June 27, 1933, following this act. A series of acts and legislations were passed in the next decades that aimed to further strengthen these policies, including the Revised Forestry Code of 1975 ( Presidential Decree No. 705 ) and Forest Administrative Order No. 7.
Lorentz National Park Indonesia: 29 November 1884 5: Gunung Mulu National Park Malaysia: 29 November 1984 6: Kinabalu National Park Malaysia: 29 November 1984 7: Taman Negara National Park Malaysia: 29 November 1984 8: Mount Apo Natural Park Philippines: 29 November 1984 9: Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park Philippines: 29 November 1984 10 ...
Thomas Gronemeyer, Volker Heinrich and Stewart McPherson [3] carried out field studies on N. hamiguitanensis and the other species of Mount Hamiguitan between July 22–24, 2008. [1] The taxon was subsequently identified as a natural hybrid between N. micramphora and N. peltata in McPherson's two-volume monograph, Pitcher Plants of the Old ...
Aquatic animals (especially freshwater animals) are often of special concern to conservationists because of the fragility of their environments. Aquatic animals are subject to pressure from overfishing/hunting, destructive fishing, water pollution, acidification, climate change and competition from invasive species.
Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument is a Philippine natural monument located in Northern Mindanao on the island of Camiguin.It encompasses two scenic volcanoes in the Camiguin Mindanao range that span the core of Camiguin: Mount Mambajao, which includes Mount Timpoong, its highest peak, and Mount Catarman, which includes Mount Hibok-Hibok, the island's only currently active volcano. [1]
The Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat (Batomys hamiguitan) is one of five species of rodent in the genus Batomys. It is in the diverse family Muridae.This species is found only in the Philippines. is a yellow-brown animal with a long furry tail, weighs about 175 grams, and is related to several other species known in Central Mindanao, Dinagat Island and Luzon.