Alibijaban Wilderness Area
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| Location: | Philippines | ||
| Specialty: | Quezon Province , Luzon Island | ||
| Next city: | San Andres | ||
| Surface: | 4.30 km² | ||
| Founding: | December 29, 1981 | ||
The Alibijaban Wilderness Area is located on the island of Alibijaban, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines . It was established on December 29, 1981 on an area of 4.30 km² in the province of Quezon and belongs to the municipality of San Andres . The nature reserve is located on the island of Alibijaban, which is east of the Bondoc Peninsula in the Gulf of Ragay . The island is inhabited and can be reached after a twenty minute boat ride.
The nature reserve is about 310 km southeast of Manila . The climate on the island is humid and warm without a pronounced dry period. Most precipitation falls from October to December, the driest months are April and May. The island's topography has a hilly character, with gradients reaching up to 18%.
On the island including the coming Asian Water Monitor ( Varanus Salvator ) Tricoloured Munia ( Lonchura malacca ), the Pied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula bicolor ), the jungle crow ( Corvus macrorhynchos ), the Night Heron ( Nycticorax nycticorax ) ago.
See also
source
- Page no longer available , search in web archives: Information from DENR about the nature reserve
- The nature reserve on the side of the PAWB (Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau)
- World Database on Protected Areas - Island of Alibijaban Wilderness Area (English)