Mt. Pangasugan EcoPark – Home to Many Plant and Animal Species

MT. PANGASUGAN ECOPARK

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The Mount Pangasugan Ecopark is yet another interesting place in the top 5 nature experiences in Leyte Philippines. This place in one of the most important ecological systems in Leyte because they house endangered species such as the flying lemurs and different kinds of Philippine Tarsiers. This park will remind you once again why it is so important to maintain our environment in the best shape possible. Read More: http://greedypeg.org/leyte/Mount-Pangasugan-Ecopark.html

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Mount Pangasugan is a mountain in the province of Leyte in the Philippines. It is approximately 1,150 meters (3,770 ft) tall, and located to the north of the city of Baybay. The mountain is densely vegetated, very steep, and home to a remarkable number of plant and animal species. It has been called “the last forest frontier in Eastern Visayas.” Mt. Pangasugan Ecopark is situated in the virgin rain forest of the mountain.

A study by Visayas State University (VSU) in Baybay City, Leyte found many animal species listed by the World Conservation Union in the Red List of Threatened Animals (IUCN Red List), including the Philippine tarsier, Philippine flying fox, Fischer’s pygmy fruit bat. New records of the microbat, with a length of 5.5 centimeters and body weight of 10 grams, a type of skink, and two new species of the Gobiidae fishes were also found by the VSU survey.

VSU’s Natural History Museum collected 43,000 arthropod specimens from 377 families and 500 genera on Mt. Pangasugan.

Other endemic species include the eagle-owl, Philippine hawk-eagle, rufous-lored kingfisher, Philippine leaf-bird and miniature tit-babbler and flying lemur. Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pangasugan

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Situated in the northern district of Baybay City in Leyte lies one of the last remaining rainforests in the Philippines. The 3,770-feet high Mount Pangasugan is very steep with dense tropical vegetation, making it a home to an astonishing number of endemic flora and fauna species.

Mount Pangasugan is an abundant source of spring water in Baybay City and some nearby towns. The Visayas State University (VSU) takes pride to have the picture-perfect mountain as the campus’ natural backdrop. During hot weather, you can witness the mountain’s lush greenery and several waterfalls on the mountain slopes are visible from the university during the wet season.

The mountain is carefully protected by scientists and researchers from the Visayas State University (VSU) where they found numerous plant and animal species listed by the World Conservation Union in the Red List of Threatened Animals (IUCN Red List), including the Philippine Tarsier, Philippine Flying Fox, and the Fischer’s Pygmy Fruit Bat. You read it right, tarsiers are not only found in Bohol, they also have a haven in Leyte. Read More: https://discoverbaybaycity.travel.blog/2017/01/15/leytes-majestic-mount-pangasugan-a-pristine-rainforest/