Palawan horned frog
The Palawan horned frog (Megophrys ligayae) is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to the Balabac and Palawan islands, the Philippines.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It ...
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Palawan horned frog Megophrys ligayae News
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Palawans Wildlife Receives Protection In Philippines Largest Critical Habitat Designation
One of the world's most critical and irreplaceable areas for unique and threatened wildlife??"in addition to the home to the last 200 ??" 300 members of the indigenous Batak tribe??"has received the largest critical habitat designation in the Philippines.
The newly declared Cleopatra's Needle Critical Habitat, which protects more than 100,000 acres of forest on the lush island of Palawan, is the culmination of a three-year project led by the Centre for Sustainability, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, City Environment and Natural Resources Office of Puerto Princesa and the Batak ... -
Historic Rainforest Protection For Endangered Wildlife And Indigenous People In The Philippines
The Cleopatra's Needle Forest Reserve in Palawan, the largest critical habitat created in the Philippines, safeguards endemic, threatened species such as the Philippine Pangolin, Palawan Bearcat and Palawan Horned Frog, and also protects the forest-dwelling Batak people.
Rainforest Trust is delighted to announce that over 100,000 acres of rainforest encompassing and surrounding Cleopatra's Needle, one of Palawan's highest peaks, were just declared as a Forest Reserve due to the collaborative efforts of Rainforest Trust's local conservation partner Centre for Sustainability-PH working with t ... -
Philippine Home Of Pangolin And Indigenous Tribe Wins Protection
Today it was announced that 101,766 acres of forestland on the island of Palawan in the Philippines will be protected, helping to save the most trafficked mammal in the world ??" the pangolin ??" as well as the last 200??"300 members of the indigenous Batak tribe.
The newly declared Cleopatra's Needle Critical Habitat is now the largest critical habitat to be designated in the Philippines.
"The critical habitat designation is made on the basis of the best scientific data regarding the presence of threatened species, taking into consideration species endemicity and/or richness, presence o ... -
Saving Palawans Endemic Wildlife
This forest covers more than half the island and harbors remarkable concentrations of endemic and endangered species. With so many rare species dependent on Palawan's natural environment, the protection of its rainforest is a conservation priority of global importance.
Until recently, the island's relatively small population has put limited pressure on its natural ecosystems, but a series of threats now pose serious challenges. These include logging, hunting, and rapid urbanization. Among Palawan's most threatened ecosystems are the spectacular forests surrounding Cleopatra's Needle, one of ... -
Newly Declared Critical Habitat In Palawan Secures Promising Future For Irreplaceable Forests And Wildlife Species
Local and national governments of the Philippines commit to country's largest critical habitat designation
One of the world's most critical and irreplaceable areas for unique and threatened wildlife??"in addition to the home to the last 200 ??" 300 members of the indigenous Batak tribe??"has received the largest critical habitat designation in the Philippines.
The newly declared Cleopatra's Needle Critical Habitat, which protects more than 100,000 acres of forest on the lush island of Palawan, is the culmination of a three-year project led by the Centre for Sustainability, Palawan Counci ... -
Protecting Cleopatras Needle
The lush island province of Palawan is a last frontier for conservation in the Philippines. The island boasts half of its original primary forests, some of the oldest and most diverse in Southeast Asia, and was identified in a November 2013 study published in Science, as the world's fourth most "irreplaceable" area for unique and threatened wildlife. The forests of Palawan remain understudied and are diminishing quickly, however. We are working with local partners the Center for Sustainability and the last members of the Batak tribe to create Cleopatra's Needle Forest Reserve, to safeguard ove ...