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An adult female Philippine deer on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines In Manila, Philippines. The Philippine brown deer is relatively smaller than its relative, the sambar deer. Its head-and-body length and shoulder height measures 100 to 151 cm (39 to 59 in), and 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in), respectively.
The wildlife of the Philippines includes a significant number of endemic plant and animal species. The country's surrounding waters reportedly [1] have the highest level of marine biodiversity in the world. The Philippines is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries and is a global biodiversity hotspot.
The Safari Gallery is a trophy room which features the preserved remains of animals Chavit Singson personally hunted and killed in various parts of the world. Singson intended the gallery for people of Ilocos so they could see exotic animals without going to Manila or outside the country.
It became colloquially known as “Bongbong’s Safari Park” because Marcos' son, Bongbong Marcos, was known for having flown to the island by helicopter to hunt native wild boar. [ 13 ] As of 2005, local animals on the island included 1,200 Calamian deer, 22 mouse-deer, four Palawan bearcats, five crocodiles, and two wild pigs.
Hunting for sport and food has been recorded throughout its range. The Northern rufous hornbill occurs in a few protected areas such as Quezon Protected Landscape , Bataan National Park , Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park , Aurora Memorial National Park and Kalbario–Patapat Natural Park .
It is endemic to forests on Luzon and nearby islands in the northern Philippines. All five Philippine tarictics were once considered a single species. [3] It is declining due to habitat destruction, hunting and the illegal wildlife trade. It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess these birds under Philippine Law RA 9147. [4]
They are threatened by hunting for food, trapping for the pet trade and habitat loss . [9] Continuing rates of forest loss on the two islands where it occurs suggest that it will continue to decline. By 2007, Negros and Panay had a 3% and 6% remaining forest cover with most of this being higher elevation forest where this bird does not thrive in.
This species is usually found in forest clearings, open woodlands, and sometimes in cultivated lands with scattered trees. It is endemic to the Philippines. The species is found on most part of the major islands, except for Palawan. It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess Philippine serpent eagles under Philippine Law RA 9147. [2]