Northern Negros Natural Park
Northern Negros Natural Park | |
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Sagay, part of the Northern Negros Natural Park | |
Location | Negros Occidental, Philippines |
Nearest city | Bacolod |
Coordinates | 10°38′00″N 123°13′00″E / 10.63333°N 123.21667°E |
Area | 80,454.5 hectares (198,807 acres) |
Established | April 28, 1935 (Forest reserve) August 15, 2005 (Natural park) |
Governing body | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
The Northern Negros Natural Park is a
Geography
The Northern Negros Natural Park is located some 40 kilometres (25 mi) east-northeast of
With a total area of 80,454.5 hectares (198,807 acres), only 16,687 hectares (41,230 acres) of forest remains of which seventy-five percent is primary old-growth and twenty-five percent is secondary.[1] Forty-eight percent of the park is occupied by human dominated landscape with 40,133 hectares (99,170 acres) of agricultural lands and 512 hectares (1,270 acres) of residential areas.[1]
Biodiversity
The park belongs to the Negros–Panay Biogeographic Region.[1] It is one of two remaining lowland forests on Negros island, the other being in the Dumaguete watershed area in Mount Talinis on the southern end of the island in Negros Oriental.
The park is a habitat to important fauna including the Visayan spotted deer, Visayan warty pig, Philippine naked-backed fruit bat, and the endangered Negros shrew.[1]
Number of endemic and threatened species of birds
Flora documented within the park include hardwood tree species (
Recent events
In May 2014, officials of the municipality of
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP)". Philippine Biodiversity Partnerships. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "PH062 - North Negros Natural Park". BirdLife International. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Proclamation No. 895, s. 2005". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Northern Negros town wants piece of natural park". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 October 2014.