ENDANGERED SPECIES

-Is a species present in such small numbers that it is at risk of extinction.

The Philippines is home to some of the world's most exotic birds

•      Scientists have documented 577 bird species around the Philippine archipelago.

•      Of this number, 185 species are endemic to the country.

•      The Bird Life International listed 116 of them as "threatened" or "near-threatened". 

Causes of Endangerment of Birds

•      They are large, easily seen birds and thus vulnerable to being shot;

•      They are trapped for pets or food;

•      Their habitat has been destroyed, especially lowland virgin forest; and

•      They are restricted to one or two islands.

The Philippine Eagle : Pithecophaga jefferyi

Lives in the rainforests of Isabela, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. It lives on large snakes, hornbills, civet cats, flying lemurs and monkeys - the reason why it is also called monkey-eating eagle.  With an estimated population of 100 to 300 today, the Philippine eagle is in danger of extinction.  It is one of the 400 exotic bird species in the Philippines, which, if not protected, would disappear from the face of the Earth.

Philippine Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis)

endemic to Mindoro listed as one of the ten most endangered species in the world. From 10,000 heads in the 1900's, population went down to 369 heads in the late 1980's to as few as 20 heads roaming in the wild today.

Dugongs or sea cows

the only herbivorous marine mammals, are often sighted in Philippine waters, (Palawan province and southern Mindanao.)

•      A dugong can live more than 70 years.

•      The Philippine government has banned the commercial exploitation of dugong since 1991.

 ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES (PLANTS SPECIES)

•         Total Plant Species: 9,2536

•         Endemic Plant Species: 6, 091

•         Endemics as Percentage of World Total: 2.0

http://www.papaleng-amazing-animals.com/2012/08/12-exotic-birds-endemic-to-philippines.html

http://factsanddetails.com/southeast-asia/Philippines/sub5_6h/entry-3929.html