Agriculture and Environment in the Philippines Flashcards
the surroundings or conditions in which an organism or group of organisms lives or operates.
Environment
the science and art of cultivating useful plants and raising livestock to meet human needs.
Agriculture
T or F: The Philippines is ranked No. 5 among the world’s countries with the longest shorelines at 39,285 kilometers but we are not the top fisheries, aqua and marine products producer.
True
T or F: There are 247 large rivers in the country and thousands of tributaries, creeks, springs, watershed areas and rich aquifers but only 1.4M of the estimated 3.1M hectares planted to rice are served by irrigation water.
True
T or F: The Philippines is a land of verdant plains and lush vegetation ideal for animal feeds but we are a heavy importer of beef and 99% of dairy and milk requirements come from foreign lands.
TRUE
also known as the Philippine spotted deer, is a nocturnal and endangered species of deer located primarily in the rainforests of the Visayan islands of Panay and Negros though it once roamed other islands such as Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, Masbate, and Samar. It is one of three endemic deer species in the Philippines, although it was not recognized as a separate species until 1983. An estimated 2,500 mature individuals survived worldwide as of 1996, according to the
The Visayan spotted deer
Rusa Alfredi
The Visayan spotted deer
is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippine island of Panay.
Rafflesia speciosa
is endemic in the Philippines where it is only known from the Negros-Panay faunal region. Their habitat are in primary and secondary forests from sea level to mossy forest at 1600 meters above sea level (masl). But now it is found only above 800 meters above sea level (Heaney, et al., 1998,2010) due to habitat destruction and unabated hunting. It is now believed extinct in Cebu and Guimaras and its remaining population is increasingly rare and hybridizing with domestic pigs (Heaney, et al., 1998,2010).
Visayan Warty Pig
Sus cebifrons
Visayan Warty Pig
locally called Dulungan, also known as the Visayan wrinkled hornbill, rufous-headed hornbill or writhed-billed hornbill, is a critically endangered species of hornbill living in the rainforests on the islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines. It is closely related to the writhed hornbill, but can be recognized by the yellow throat and ocular skin in male, and the blue throat and ocular skin in female species (both throat and ocular skin are deep orange or red in both sexes of the writhed hornbill). Its binomial name commemorates the Scottish ornithologist, Viscount Walden.
The Walden’s hornbill
(Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni)
The Walden’s hornbill
This species is endemic in the island of Panay in the Philippines. It is generally distributed in the forested parts of the mountain ranges of north western and western Panay. This highly arboreal species is associated with large trees in primary lowland tropical moist forest. It has been recorded between 200 to 1,000 meters above sea level, however, it is particularly rare above 600 meters above sea level. This is a highly specialized frugivorous monitor lizard and reportedly needs Dipterocarpacee as sleeping places.
Panay Monitor Lizard
Varanus Mabitang
Panay Monitor Lizard
