| General Information |
| Province |
Mindoro Oriental and
Mindoro Occidental |
| Municipality |
Mansalay (Mindoro
Oriental), Calintaan and San Jose (Mindoro Occidental) |
| Area (has) |
29,799 |
| Altitude |
c.150-1300 masl |
| Climate |
It has a humid tropical climate with a rainfall more or less
evenly distributed throughout the year (Type IV) |
| Coordinates |
12°35'N, 121°17'E |
| Biological Diversity |
| Forest Cover |
Relatively extensive
forest block on the mountain, most of which is presumably montane. No
primary forest was found below 550 m although the long valley of the
Tauga River had large trees and scattered secondary forest along its
sides and floor down to about 150m. Small blocks of closed-canopy
primary lowland forest persisted on some flatter ridges. |
| Important Fauna |
Several of the threatened and
restricted-range birds of the Mindoro Endemic Bird Area have been
recorded on Mt. Hinunduang, notably the endemic Mindoro
Imperial-pigeon and Mindoro scops-owl. The areas of lowland forests at
San Vicente are also important for the conservation of some of the
endemic lowland forest birds of Mindoro, such as the Scarlet-collared
Flowerpecker. Threatened subspecies of endemic wild pigs occur in this
IBA. |
| Threat |
| External Source of Change |
At San Vicente, kaingin and plantations were
encroaching into the forest, and the forest was used for rattan and
creeper harvesting, and hunting for threatened species of birds and
wild pigs. |
|
Intervention |
| Development Project / Research |
The San Vicente area has been zoned by the
DENR for forestation, timber stand improvement and rattan plantation
by concession holders. DENR has plantation sites much lower down the
river which were not mature enough in 1991 to take pressure off the
natural forests. Surveys are required in
this IBA, to investigate both the extent and quality of the remaining
habitats and the current status of the threatened and restricted-range
birds and other biodiversity. |
| Source of information |
Philippines National Report on Wetlands |
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