DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES CARAGA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9147]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND THEIR HABITATS, APPROPRIAT-

ING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

The Philippine Wildlife :

Rare Animals

in the Philippines

Let us protect our wildlife!

The Philippine Sea Turtle or

Pawikan

The Philippine Turtle or the Pawikan Photo from flickr.com

http://generalhowitzer.hubpages.com/hub/The-Philippine-Wildlife-or-Rare-Animals-in-the-Philippines

The Philippine Cockattoo or the Kalangay. Photo from flickr.com

The Philippine Cockattoo or the

Kalangay

The Butanding or the Whale Shark. Photo from flickr.com

Butanding or the Whale

Shark

The country’s many flora and fauna are listed as endangered, critically

endangered or facing extinction. Fragile as they are, these wonderful creatures

need our intervention and support in the conservation effort for the environment

to ensure that they will co-exists with us humans.

Here are some of the Philippines’ truly captivating animals that are threat-

ened, endangered and/or facing extinction.

The Philippine Flying Lemur or the Kagwang. Photo from flickr.com

The Philippine Flying Lemur, Colugo or the

Kagwang

The Philippine Mouse Deer. Photo from philippine-adventures.com

The Philippine Mouse

Deer or Pilandok

Calamian Deer. Photo from flickr.com

Calamian Deer

The Philippine Bearcat. Photo from flickr.com

The Palawan Bearcat or

Binturong

The Philippine Tamaraw. Photo from flickr.com

Tamaraw