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High Hopes For The Tamaraw Population
With its slightly increasing population??"a trend observed in the last five years in Mindoro??"environment officials believe there is a bright future for the endangered Philippine tamaraw.
Despite the threats, they believe that conservation effort at the Mounts Iglit-Baco National Park (MIBNP) for the Mindoro's wild beast, also known as the Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis), continues to gain ground, hopeful the dream that they will once be seen roaming free in the wild will become a reality.
Endemic to Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, an island in the Mimaropa region in southe ... -
High Hopes For The Tamaraw Population
With its slightly increasing population??"a trend observed in the last five years in Mindoro??"environment officials believe there is a bright future for the endangered Philippine tamaraw.
Despite the threats, they believe that conservation effort at the Mounts Iglit-Baco National Park (MIBNP) for the Mindoro's wild beast, also known as the Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis), continues to gain ground, hopeful the dream that they will once be seen roaming free in the wild will become a reality.
Endemic to Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, an island in the Mimaropa region in southe ... -
Mount Halcon Bird Life Summary
Site description Mt Halcon rises to 2,580 m, and is the third highest mountain in the Philippines. With its associated peaks, it includes the northernmost portion of the mountainous spine of the island of Mindoro. The Mt Halcon IBA extends for almost 60 km along the border between Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental. The western slopes of the mountains have a seasonal climate with wet and dry seasons, whereas the eastern slopes have an evenly distributed rainfall, leading to a large diversity of natural vegetation types.
In the east, the lower slopes support dipterocarp forests, with l ... -
Go Green Go Native
In the 1900s, the Philippines has an estimated forest cover of about 21 million hectares or 70 percent of the total land area. This reduced to 60 percent in the 1920s because of the new approach to forest management-silviculture and high demand for tropical hardwood for export to US.
The numbers further reduced to 50 percent in 1950s, 40 percent in 1960s. Logging boomed in the late 1960s with area increased from 4.5 million hectares to 11.6 million hectares.
It is reported that since 1987, deforestation is estimated to have continued at a rate of 100,000 hectares a year. In 1999, the pro ... -
Black Hooded Coucal
The Black-hooded Coucal is one of the 6 species of coucals found in the Philippines. It is the Philippines rarest endemic coucal and can only be seen in Mindoro, a small island southwest of mainland Luzon. The field guide describes it as a secretive skulker, and prefers the dense vines and foliage of the lowland forests in Mindoro. The call is a a loud and resonating Hoot hoot hoot hoot hoot similar to that of a Black-faced Coucal, another endemic that ranges only in Mindanao, Samar,Leyte and Bohol.
Birdlife International classifies this bird as "Critically Endangered" as the lowland forest ... -
23 Endangered Birds Still Flying Over Mindoro
Twenty three of the world's species of birds listed by an international conservation organization as "threatened and endangered" are still flying over the skies and forest of this municipality, says Sablayan Mayor Eduardo B. Gadiano. "These colorful birds are frequently sighted by natives either perched on twigs of trees and or flying in Mt. Baco-Iglit mountain range and Mt. Siburan, a lowland forest not too far away from the town proper of Sablayan," he said.
"The Mt. Siburan forest is the largest remaining lowland forest in Mindoro highly-valued because it is home and sanctuary to biod ...