Mount Timolan Protected Landscape
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| Location: | Philippines | ||
| Specialty: | Zamboanga del Sur Province | ||
| Next city: | Tigbao | ||
| Surface: | 19.95 km² | ||
| Founding: | 1992 | ||
The Mount Timolan Protected Landscape is located in the province of Zamboanga del Sur on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines . It was established by Decree No. 3 of the Provincial Administration in 1992 on the territory of the municipalities of Tigbao , Guipos and San Miguel . The nature reserve covers an area of 1,994.80 hectares and a peripheral buffer zone with 695.39 hectares. The area is very remote and there are no roads leading into the nature reserve.
The topography of the nature reserve is described as rugged mountainous country, which reaches its greatest height with the 1,152 meter high Mount Timolan. The soil quality changes from sandy soils, loamy soils to clays, which reach a reddish color and a depth of 12 to 28 cm and have a low pH value . Under these surface layers there are yellow-brown loam and clays with up to 1/3 rock content.
The area is assigned to climate type IV, with a dry season from December to March, the rest of the year can sometimes be heavy rains. The coldest months are December and January with a daily average temperature of 30 ° C, the warmest month is March with a daily average temperature of 32 ° C.
Flatland forests cover 80% of the area of the nature reserve, 2% are heather vegetation, 9% are for agricultural use, 7% are forest plantations, where z. B. the teak tree Acasia mangium is planted and 2% is covered by rivers and lakes such as the Timolan Lake. The rivers Labangan, Dinas, Limonan, Lapuyan and Kumalarang have their source in the nature reserve and provide the main water supply for the surrounding communities and agricultural areas.
A variety of animals live in this nature reserve, such as the Philippine hooded eagle , the Philippine eagle , the red-faced cockatoo , the Brahmin harrier , hornbills , ducks , the Philippine tarsier , Philippine pustelers , Asian civet cats , monitor lizards and many others.