Roosevelt Protected Landscape
Location
The Roosevelt Protected Landscape area sits on a narrow valley at the foot of Mount Santa Rita and Mount Malasimbo in the Zambales Mountain Range at the border between the municipalities of Dinalupihan and Hermosa in Bataan. It spans the Dinalupihan villages of Roosevelt and Payangan, and the Hermosa village of Tipo just 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Subic Bay near the boundary with the city of Olongapo. Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and Jose Abad Santos Avenue (also known as Olongapo–Gapan Road) traverse the southern part of the protected area with the Tipo Toll Barrier that connects SCTEx to the Subic Freeport Expressway close to park's southwestern edge.
Topography and ecology
The park is bisected by several streams, including the Cucubog and Olongi rivers. It is composed of 87% grassland dominated by cogon and talahib, and 13% remnants of old growth forest and mahogany and teak plantations. The park is a habitat for several endangered species and game animals which include pythons, monitor lizards, cloud rats, quails, kingfishers, flycatchers and fruit bats.
See also
References
- ^ Protected Area Profile for Roosevelt Protected Landscape Archived August 5, 2023, at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 273" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "2004 Statistics on Philippine Protected Areas and Wildlife Resources". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 508, s. 1965". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "Roosevelt National Park". Google Maps. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "The Bataan Sustainable Development Strategy" (PDF). Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Roosevelt Protected Landscape, Dinalupihan, Bataan at Wikimedia Commons