Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary World Heritage Site

Official name

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary | UNESCO

Country

Philippines | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

6.7171° Lat, 126.1734° Lon | Map

Code

1403

Time Zone

Asia/Manila (PST, +0800)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2014. Forming a mountain ridge running north-south along the Pujada Peninsula in the south-eastern part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor, the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary has an elevation range of 75–1,637 m above sea level and provides critical habitat for a range of plant and animal species. The property showcases terrestrial and aquatic habitats at different elevations, and includes threatened and endemic flora and fauna species, eight of which are found only at Mount Hamiguitan. These include critically endangered trees, plants and the iconic Philippine eagle and Philippine cockatoo.