The study is all about the assessment of the diversity status of anurans in Mount Hamiuitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Kawa-kawa, Brgy. Maputi, San-Isidro, Davao Oriental, Philippines. Cruising method and visual encounter technique were employed in the three sites. The morphological and the call characteristics of the encountered anurans were recorded for their identification. Also, the microhabitats, conservational and ecological status of the species were presented. A total of ten...[more]

This study was conducted to assess the species diversity of bats in Kawa-kawa Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Barangay Maputi, San Isidro, Davao Oriental Philippines. The data gathering was conducted seven days of January, 24-30, 2018 in Sitio Tibanga, Barangay Maputi, San Isidro, Davao Oriental, along the buffer zone of Mount Hamiguitan. Three sites were established employing the mist netting method.   The study gathered a total of five species and 84 individuals. The five...[more]

This study was conducted to assess the diversity of birds in Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Brgy. Maputi, San-Isidro, Davao Oriental,Philippines.The study was conducted for six days on January 23-30, 2018.This area is located within Sitio Tibanga, Barangay Maputi, San-Isidro, Davao Oriental, Philippines. The sampling area employed three sites with the used of three methods, the transect walk, point-count and mist netting.It gathered a total of 46 species with 194 individuals. Out of...[more]

Kawa-kawa is a part of the buffer zone of Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Barangay Maputi, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. This is a pioneering study that provides a preliminary inventory of the reptiles in Kawa-kawa, its species diversity and microhabitat preferences. To achieve these objectives, three sites were established and sampled by a combination of opportunistic catching, pitfall trapping and belt transect methods for finding and capturing reptiles. Morphometrics, body...[more]

This study dealt to assess the diversity and distribution of macrofungi in the buffer zone area of Mount Hamiguitan, Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental. Environmental parameters are also monitored such as temperature, soil acidity, elevation and anthropogenic activities. Quadrat methods with the use of transect rope established in three different elevations gathered 28 species of Phylum Basidiomycota conducted during sunny days of March 2018 which represents six families, Amanitaceae,...[more]