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    This document discusses several endangered wildlife species found in the Philippines, with a focus on the Philippine eagle and tamaraw. It describes six species of endangered cloud rats that are found only in the Philippines and are threatened by hunting and deforestation. It also mentions several species of endangered fruit bats and discusses conservation efforts for these species and others.

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    Endangered Philippine Wildlife Species with Special Reference to the Philippine Eagle and Tamaraw 3

    meat, which is a delicacy in some Asian countries. Other non-governmental conservation groups such as
    the World Wildlife Fund Philippines (Kabang Kalikasan ng Pilipinas) and large business conglomerates
    like Nokia Philippines, Megaworld Corporation and International Container Terminal Services
    Incorporated have supported the government's campaign to protect the whale shark. The Philippine
    Daily Inquirer a leading Philippine newspaper also supports the save the whale shark campaign. Other
    endangered Philippine species are the Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Olive Ridley turtle
    (Lepidochelys olivacea), Leatherback turtle (Dermochyles coriacea), Philippine crocodile also known as
    Philippine freshwater crocodile and Mindoro crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), Indo-Pacific croco-
    dile or salt water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Mindoro bleeding heart (Gallicolumba platenae),
    Mindoro bleeding heart (Ducula mindorensis), lesser eagle owl (Mimizuki gurneyi), Philippine eagle
    owl (Bubo philippensis), silvery kingfisher (Alcedo argentata), Mindoro hornbill (Penelopides min-
    dorensis), celestial monarch (Hypothymis coelestis) and Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae). The
    Philippines - Japan Crocodile Farming Institute (CFI) based in Palawan Island has successfully bred the
    Crocodylus mindorensis in captivity. Only the endangered terrestial mammals (cloud rats, fruit bats,
    deers, wild pig and tamaraw) and the Philippine eagle will be described in this paper.

    2.1 Cloud Rats


    Cloud rats are gentle and lovely rodents found only in the Philippine. Six species of cloud rats inhabit
    the Philippine. These are the Northern Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus), Southern
    Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys cumingi), giant bushy-tailed cloud rat (Crateromys schaden-
    bergi), Ilin Island cloud rat (Crateromys paulus), Dinagat Island cloud rat (Crateromys australis) and
    Panay Island bushy-tailed cloud rat (Crateromys heaneyi). The Panay bushy-tailed cloud rat and the
    Ilin-hairy tailed cloud rat are extremely endangered while the Ilin hairy-tailed cloud rat found only in the
    Ilin Island south of Mindoro is on the verge of extinction. Others claim it is already extinct. The smallest
    is the Crateromys paulus. The Phloeomys cumingi and Phloeomys pallidus are still off the endangered
    list because there is still a healthy population of these species in the wild. Unlike their parasite and dis-
    ease carrying cousin rats in urban places, cloud rats are forest dwellers. They are slow moving creatures
    but are excellent tree climbers. Cloud rats are nocturnal creatures spending most of the day sleeping in
    the hole of large trees. Their diet is simple consisting mostly of tender young leaves, bananas, guavas,
    and young corns (Novak, 1999). Survival of cloud rats is threatened by hunting and wide scale defor-
    estation. Cloud rats are usually hunted for their meat, which is a favorite finger food or pulutan during
    drinking session in rural areas. Others keep them as pets. Cloud rats are among the wildlife species pro-
    tected by the Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources a member of the World
    Conservation Union with linkages with a number of conservation groups nationally and internationally.
    Basic studies on the biology and health aspects of cloud rats should be encouraged to complement vari-
    ous on-going conservation measures. In the Philippines, Maala and Arreola (1996) described the hair
    cuticles of the cloud rat from those of flying lemur and Philippine monkey by means of scanning elec-
    tron microscopy. Based on the result of their study the three species could be differentiated from each
    other through the cuticular patterns of their hair. A study on the anatomy of the cloud rat is presently
    undertaken at the Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Banos.

    2.2 Flying Foxes


    Flying foxes or fruit bats are forest dwellers, which subsist mainly on forest fruits. They are known

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