Posted By philippine evolution staff on March 7, 2017

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HUNDRED ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Fauna

The Sagip Lingayen Gulf Project is a study done in 2010, implemented by the Marine Environment and Resources Foundation Inc. and funded by the Dutch government, in response to the lack of resources on the terrestrial wildlife of the islands. The study assessed and created an inventory of the flora and fauna of the islands to help the city government create an environmental monitoring program to protect the island’s biodiversity. Some of the wildlife found living in the National Park are:

• Crab-eating Macaque
• Common Palm Civet
• Dugong
• Fraser’s Dolphin
• Gecko
• Monitor Lizard
• Sea turtles
  • Green Sea Turtle
  • Olive Ridley sea turtle
  • a species of Red Turtle
• SnakesVarious Bat Species
  • Laticauda colubrina, a species of sea snake
  • Reticulated python
• Various Rodent Species

Other Photographs

Photo from: commons.wikimedia.org

Photo from: journeyingjames.com

Photo from: paaseuniversity.webs.com

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