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Mt.
Iglit-Baco on the southwestern coast of Mindoro
| General Information |
| Province |
Mindoro Oriental, Mindoro Occidental |
| Municipality |
Sablayan, Calintaan, Bongabong, Bansud |
| Area (has) |
>75,445 |
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Coordinates |
12°51'N, 121°10'E |
| Biological Diversity |
| Land Cover |
Mostly grassland, , a few small patches of
forest, and an extensive block on steep slopes in the Mindoro Oriental
sector of the park. These are mainly montane forests on very steep
slopes, but there are some areas of lowland dipterocarp forest.
There is a c.367 ha
stand of acacia Samanea saman woodland at 50-100 m. Most of the
mountains and plateaus in the east of the park are covered in grassland
or heavily degraded forest.
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| Major Species |
It is most famous for
the conservation of the tamaraw Bubalus mindorensis,
an endemic. Significant number of deer and wild pigs are also reported
to occur. It is also the type of locality for the Mindoro pallid
flying fox Pteropus sp.,
which is believed to have a very small and fragmented population, and
is probably endangered. |
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Socio-Economic |
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Human Activities |
The Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park (MIBNP)
is home to four cultural groups (Batangan, Hinuuo, Mayan and Bangan),
who practice traditional agriculture and depend on the park for game
and food. |
| Threats |
| External Source of Change |
Cattle ranching, upland farming and
firewood gathering, both inside and outside the MIBNP. Most grasslands are used
as pasture, and regular burning. The stand of acacia woodland near
to the Lamintao River is threatened by over-harvesting for
furniture making. Hunting and poaching of the resources of the national
park are also reported to be problems. The tamaraw, although protected
by law, is still hunted in this area, especially in the remote parts. |
| Intervention |
| Development Project |
One of the priority sites under the DENR-EU NIPAP.
The provincial government of Mindoro Occidental has developed a
conservation education campaign for local schools in the vicinity of
the national park, with the local DENR and the Toyota Corporation. |
| Existing status of legislations |
Mt Iglit-Baco National Park (75,445 ha) was declared by Republic
Act No. 6148 on 9 November 1970. The park is an initial component
of the NIPAS, but no category has yet been submitted. |
| Source of information |
PBCPP, Key Conservation Sites in the Philippines,
Philippine National Reports on Wetlands |
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