DAVAO CITY –— No less than the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) region Xi has described that Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) is beyond compared.
In a statement the DENR said Mt. Hamiguitan ” Cannot be compared to any other place, protected areas for that matter. But for several reasons, it shuts down all the others. Conservationists, researchers, even trekkers must know.”
The environment office stressed “MHRWS is a haven of exceptional biodiversity that is of paramount value. Flora and Fauna species of all sizes, distinctions and characteristics are here. The tiniest ones, the oldest, the newest, even the rarest. Some sits, some hangs, some serves as a host, some as hemiparasites- all representing both the beauty and relatively complex environmental condition of said mountain.”
The Hamiguitan range, according to DENR is “interestingly dissected into various types of vegetation- Agro ecosystem, dipterocarp, montane, mossy pygmy and the iconic, vast pygmy forest.
Getting into the depths of MHRWS reveal different experiences- feeling small while trekking through the gigantic trees and, well, the “feels” change real quick as you walk through the stunted trees within the famous pygmy forest, it added.
The DENR team described, “The experience sways unceasingly as you set your rugged foot into its “hidden garden”, “tinagong dagat” and its falls. On the way there, you will meet the site endemic species- those that cannot be found anywhere else in the planet. Atleast, not yet as of this writing.You will love MHRWS based on features in different platforms. But experiencing it yourself will bring your love and amusement to a higher, incomprehensible level.Distinct. Exceptional. Wondrous.”
The DENR will continuously impose strict protection policies and the Protected Area Management Board with the help of the stakeholders. Efforts will continually be of great exertion for the protection and conservation of MHWRS, being a Protected Area, an ASEAN Heritage Site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
