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Culion Island

General Information
Province Palawan
Area (has) 45,000
Coordinates

11°50'N,119°55'E

Altitude 70-467 masl
Biological Diversity
Land Cover

It retains patches of open canopy broadleaf lowland forest, consisting of small to medium sized trees on poor soil, found both along the ridges and on flat areas.

Species Diversity Amphibians: Barbourula busuangensis

Reptiles: Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, Crocodylus mindorensis, Crocodylus porosus

Birds: Terpsiphone cyanescens, Prioniturus platenae, Prionochilus plateni, Cyornis lemprieri, Anthracoceros marchei, Polyplectron emaphanum, Cacatua haematuropygia, Copsychus niger, Chloropsis palawanensis

Mammals: Sus barbutus, Tursiops truncates, Axis calamianensis

Intervention
Conservation Status

It is a reserved area as a leper colony under the Department of Health and the provincial government.

Source of information

 Philippines National Report on Wetlands