Palawan’s Rich Biodiversity

Nature worth fighting for:

• 13 species of seagrass recorded in Palawan (81% of the known seagrass species in the country)

• 31 species of mangroves in Palawan (90% of the known mangrove species in the country

• 44,500 hectares of mangrove forests in Palawan (40% of the remaining mangroves in the country)

• 379 species of corals (82% of the total coral species recorded in the entire country)

• 89% of total reef fish recorded in the country is found in the corridor 4 of the 5 marine turtles are found in Palawan 15 of the 25 recorded marine mammals are reported from Palawan

• 18 species of freshwater fish is found in Palawan (50% endemic to the province)

• 26 species of amphibians (25% endemic to the country, majority are confined to the corridor)

• 69 species of reptiles found in the corridor (29% are endemic to the country)

• 279 species of birds (10% are endemic to the country)

• 34% of bird species are migratory, making the region a vital flyway for migratory birds

• 58 species of terrestrial mammals are recorded,19 or 33% are endemic to the country, 16 are restricted to the corridor

• 19 or 33% are endemic to the country, 16 are restricted to the corridor

Source: No2MininginPalawan

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By the way, for this Season of Lent 2011, the Catholic

Bishops Conference  of the Philippines through its Alay

Kapwa Campaign has the theme on   environmental integrity and stewardship:

Kapwa at Kalikasan: Pananagutan nating Lahat (Our Neighbors and Environment: Our Responsibility)

“Because the integrity of God’s creation is violated, our people

suffer the destruction..Those disasters cannot be traced merely

to the uncontrollable powers of nature, but also to human greed for short-term economic gain.” PCP II, Acts No. 323