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In 2011, the park's mini zoo was converted to a wildlife rescue and research center known as the National Wildlife Rescue and Research Center which remained accessible to the public. [ 4 ] Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center was declared a national park under Republic Act No. 11038 (Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of ...
Avilon Zoo in Montalban, Rizal, Philippines. Avilon Zoo is currently the largest zoological institution in the Philippines in terms of land area and collection of animals. The 7.5-hectare (19-acre) facility located in Rodriguez, Rizal houses more than 3,000 specimens of exotic wildlife representing more than 600 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes and invertebrat
The Mari-it Wildlife and Conservation Park was established primarily to conserve the Visayan spotted deer, which was designated as the "flagship species" for Panay island's biodiversity conservation. In 2005, it was reportedly the largest hornbill breeding facility in the world and houses the critically endangered Visayan Writhed billed ...
In 2012, there were 240 protected areas in the Philippines, of which 35 have been classified as National Parks. [2] By June 22, 2018, an additional 94 critical areas were designated as national parks, increasing the total national parks to 107, when President Rodrigo Duterte signed the E-NIPAS Act of 2018 .
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. [6] In 2014, the park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becoming the first in Mindanao and the sixth in the Philippines. [5] Mount Hamiguitan is part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor. [7]
Bulabog Putian is located in the northern Iloilo municipalities of Dingle and San Enrique, some 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Iloilo City.It spans the Dingle barangays of Moroboro, Lincud, Camambugan, Caguyuman, and Tulatulaan, and the San Enrique barangays of Rumagayray, Campo, Palje, and Lip-ac. [2] The park's central feature is the Bulabog Putian mountains, which contain the 1,056-foot (322 m ...
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines.. The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River).
The Manila Zoo, formally known as the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, [2] is a 5.5-hectare (14-acre) zoo located in Malate, Manila, Philippines. First opened on July 25, 1959, it was recently renovated and reopened on November 21, 2022.