| Land Cover |
There are two mountain ranges on the
island, the Chinabayan and the Wayan ranges. It retain patches of open
canopy broadleaf lowland forest, consisting of small to medium sized
trees on poor soil, which are mostly found on ridges. |
| Species Diversity |
Amphibians: Barbourula
busuangensis Reptiles: Chelonia
mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, Crocodylus mindorensis, Crocodylus
porosus
Birds: Terpsiphone cyanescens, Prioniturus
platenae, Prionochilus plateni, Anthracoceros marchei, Cacatua
haematuropygia, Copsychus niger, Chloropsis palawanensis
Mammals: Sus barbutus, Tursiops truncates,
Axis calamianensis, Prionailurus bengalensis, Aceredon leucotis,
Hystrix pumila, Mydaus marchei, Tupaia palawanensis, Herpestes
brachyurus |
| External Source of Change |
An old carabao trail
leading into the Chinabayan mountain range has been greatly widened
and is now continually used, which may indicate increasing pressure on
this area. There is a need to assess the current status of the
habitats at this site, and to determine whether it still supports
populations of any of the threatened and restricted-range species that
formerly occured there.
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