Here’s yet one more reason to visit Davao.
“The 6,834-hectare Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Davao Oriental has been included on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List,” reports Nico Alconaba in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The report noted that “the decision to inscribe the range on the World Heritage list was reached during the 38th Session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee in Qatar on Monday, June 23.”
Mt. Hamiguitan straddles the municipalities of San Isidro and Gov. Generoso. It’s a known is a nesting and feeding area of Philippine eagles. However, it is more popular for its unique pygmy forest. It was declared a protected area in 2004.
The sanctuary is also home to Golden Crown flying foxes, Philippine tarsiers, Philippine warty pigs, Philippine brown deer, the Philippine Mossy-pygmy fruit bat, as well as 53 bird species.
Photo by Kleomarlo (WikiCommons)
