Cabgan Island Bat Sanctuary
Tubigon, Bohol
Cabgan Island Bat Sanctuary is located in Tubigon, Bohol. It is within the territory of barangay Macaas, has 24 kinds of mangroves and two kinds of bats. The island's name Cabgan comes from the Visayan word "kabog" which means bat.
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Bohol Series Sandbars In Tubigon And Its Neighboring Islets And Islands
When people ask what can we see or do in Tubigon, many would say that it's a port where you can ride scheduled trips going to Bohol's neighbouring islands like Cebu, Dumaguete in Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. But a handful of people will tell you that if you explore its waters past Cebu, you could visit some of the country's virgin sandbars as only local fishermen know about them.
From Panglao, we headed to Tagbilaran City then rode a van going to Tubigon. Roughly 4 hours of travel time, we reached the port where Sea Drake Island Cruises was waiting for us. The islands in the tour are far ... -
Cave Bats As Newest Tourism Attraction
If there's another thing mass media has done to bats, making them the ultimate epitomes of the evils lurking in the dark, could be the worst.
And if there is one thing media could do to correct the situation is to let them look at bats in the way these often misunderstood creatures of the dark are to be seen.
And the people of Macaas, Tubigon, forming the Malambuong Turismo sa Macaas Tubigon (MATUMATU) are doing just that, getting the media to understand why there is a need to protect and conserve the 3000 island flying foxes and fruit bats of its nearby Cabgan Island.
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Cabgan Island Mangroves Bats To Give Nature Lovers a Show
Some tourists may think they have seen enough of Bohol, but there is definitely more to this Central Visayas province than the Chocolate Hills, old churches, and Panglao's white sand beaches.
Something new is being offered for visitors in Tubigon town which just opened its 80-hectare Cabgan Island for tourists' exploration.
This, Tubigon Vice Mayor Virgillio Fortich said, would change the role of Tubigon from being a mere access point for tourists to being a destination in itself.
The island, which is within the territory of barangay Macaas, has 24 kinds of mangroves and two kinds of ... -
Fishermen As Batmen
The Philippines is home to more than 74 species of bats of which 54% are endemic to the country. Despite the local, national and international efforts directed towards conservation of wildlife, many bat populations particularly roosting populations of flying foxes are in dramatic decline. In most cases, this is due to hunting or loss of natural habitats.
The Clarin Group of Islands Wilderness Area is a protected area composed of five islands shared between the Municipalities of Tubigon and Clarin in Bohol Island, central Philippines. One of the two islands belonging to Tubigon is Cabgan Isl ...