The National Park Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a national park which is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is located in the mountains of St. Paul, on the north coast of the island. Since 1992 the park is administered by the city of Puerto Princesa.
In the park there is a landscape karst, limestone, with an underground river navigable for 4.5 km of its length. This river flows through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. In the cave there are many stalactites and stalagmites, as well as some large rooms. The end of the river, which is believed to be the second-longest underground river in the world, is subject to tides.
In this region there is a great biodiversity, with habitats ranging from ecosystem mountains to the sea, and here are also some of the most important forests of Asia. In 1999 the park was listed as a World Heritage Site of truth.
Caves
In the National Park are several large caves, such as the huge, cathedral-like Daylight Hole, also known as Penning cave, about 100 m above sea level is with at least one wide, 50 m deep vertical shaft it shortly after the intake opening of the underground river, which among boulders and tree trunks for men is not permeable, connected.
Flora
The park has a range of forest formations representing eight of the thirteen forest types found in tropical Asia, namely forest over ultramafic soils, forest over limestone soils, montane forest, swamp forest water sweet, tropical lowland evergreen forest, riverine forest, beach forest, and mangrove forest. Researchers have identified more than 800 plant species from 300 genera and 100 families. These include at least 295 trees dominated by dipterocarp species type. In the lowlands, large trees, such as the Tao, ipil, dita amugis, and Apitong are common. Forest species include bitaog, Pongamia pinnata and Erynthia orientalis. Other notable plant species include mastic, kamagong, pandan, anibong, and rattan.
Fauna
Birds are the largest group of vertebrates in the Park. Of the 252 bird species known to occur in Palawan, a total of 165 bird species recorded in the park. This represents 67% of all birds and all 15 endemic bird species of Palawan. Notable species seen in the park are the blue-naped parrot, Tabon scrub birds, Starling Hill, the Palawan hornbill, White Sea Eagle chest.
There are about 30 species of mammals have been recorded. Majority of the cases observed in the forest canopy and feeding along the shoreline at low tide is the long-tailed macaque, the only primate that exists in the area. Other species of mammals in the park are the bearded pig, Bearcat, Palawan stink badger and the Palawan porcupine.
19 species of reptiles have been identified, of which eight are endemic. Common species in the area include large predators like the Common reticulated python, the monitor lizard and the green crested lizard. Philippine forest frog is the most dominant and most common complications. One species, Barbourula busuangensis endemic to Palawan was also observed in the area.
Notable are the nine species of bats, two species of swiftlets and whip spider. Found in the cave, and the sea cow (dugong) and the hawksbill turtle that feed in the coastal area of the Park.
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In this region there is a great biodiversity, with habitats ranging from ecosystem mountains to the sea, and here are also some of the most important forests of Asia. In 1999 the park was listed as a World Heritage Site of truth.
Caves
In the National Park are several large caves, such as the huge, cathedral-like Daylight Hole, also known as Penning cave, about 100 m above sea level is with at least one wide, 50 m deep vertical shaft it shortly after the intake opening of the underground river, which among boulders and tree trunks for men is not permeable, connected.
Flora
The park has a range of forest formations representing eight of the thirteen forest types found in tropical Asia, namely forest over ultramafic soils, forest over limestone soils, montane forest, swamp forest water sweet, tropical lowland evergreen forest, riverine forest, beach forest, and mangrove forest. Researchers have identified more than 800 plant species from 300 genera and 100 families. These include at least 295 trees dominated by dipterocarp species type. In the lowlands, large trees, such as the Tao, ipil, dita amugis, and Apitong are common. Forest species include bitaog, Pongamia pinnata and Erynthia orientalis. Other notable plant species include mastic, kamagong, pandan, anibong, and rattan.
Fauna
Birds are the largest group of vertebrates in the Park. Of the 252 bird species known to occur in Palawan, a total of 165 bird species recorded in the park. This represents 67% of all birds and all 15 endemic bird species of Palawan. Notable species seen in the park are the blue-naped parrot, Tabon scrub birds, Starling Hill, the Palawan hornbill, White Sea Eagle chest.
There are about 30 species of mammals have been recorded. Majority of the cases observed in the forest canopy and feeding along the shoreline at low tide is the long-tailed macaque, the only primate that exists in the area. Other species of mammals in the park are the bearded pig, Bearcat, Palawan stink badger and the Palawan porcupine.
19 species of reptiles have been identified, of which eight are endemic. Common species in the area include large predators like the Common reticulated python, the monitor lizard and the green crested lizard. Philippine forest frog is the most dominant and most common complications. One species, Barbourula busuangensis endemic to Palawan was also observed in the area.
Notable are the nine species of bats, two species of swiftlets and whip spider. Found in the cave, and the sea cow (dugong) and the hawksbill turtle that feed in the coastal area of the Park.
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