Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape
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| Location: | Philippines | ||
| Specialty: | Bohol | ||
| Next city: | Bilar , | ||
| Surface: | 110.34 km² | ||
| Founding: | July 10, 1987 | ||
The Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape National Park is located in the area of a low mountain range in the south of the island of Bohol in the Philippines . It was proclaimed on July 10, 1987 by Decree 129. The nature reserve has an area of 11,034 hectares. It is located between the municipality of Bilar and the Barangay San Isidro , in the territory of the municipality of Sierra Bullones . The best access to it is from the road from Bilar to Loboc .
Almost the entire natural forest on Bohol is within the boundaries of this nature reserve. It is partially interrupted by plantations and rice fields, which provide the main livelihood for the local population.
The topography of the nature reserve is described as a low and gently undulating hilly mountain range made up of various types of limestone . The mountain ridges are partly overgrown with trees from the wing fruit family , but the forest is in the lowlands and on partly very steep mountain slopes. 60 percent of the park area is forest, around 15 percent is grass, 5 percent is plantations and around 10 percent is used for agriculture.
There are four natural springs in the nature reserve: Logarita, Anislag, Mabugnao and Aghuban. These form the main sources of drinking water for the surrounding communities.
In the park stocks are rare bird species such as the Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) , the Philippines hood eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) , the Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica) , the Rotsteißkakadus (Cacatua haematuropygia) , the Streifenuhus (Bubo philippensis) , the Rotnackenliest (Todiramphus winchelli) , the silver fisherman (Alcedo argentata) , the purple- backed wide-throat ( Eurylaimus samarensis) and the millet warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus) .
The Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) , the crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) , the Philippine glider (Cynocephalus volans) , the small-spotted civet (Viverra tangalunga) , the spotted musk (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and the Philippine pustule (Sus philippensis) .