The wingspan of the tube-nosed fruit bat is around 22 inches. Some unique features are its tube-like nostrils and a thick stripe that runs down the center of its back. This fig-loving bat makes its home in the lower rainforests of Sibuyan, Cebu and Negros. The bat nests in hollow trees or thick vegetation. It is a species that does respond well when its habitat is disturbed by humans. Habitat loss, from illegal logging and land clearing, has removed many of the areas in which it used to live and nest, causing the population to become critically endangered. Currently, it occupies only one percent of its former habitat, making its future outlook bleak.
The Calamian deer is found swamps, marshes and tall grass habitats. They eat fallen flowers and tree fruits, often forming small herds, but sometimes preferring to live alone. Originating from the Calamian islands, the deer expanded to other grazing locations around the Philippines. Though they experienced large populations in the 1970s, they have been hunted locally and commercially for food. This has decimated the once strong population of Calamian deer and caused serious concerns over their possible extinction. The deer prefer to settle away from human populations, but because of population expansion, they have seen their habitat shrink, considerably.
A small pig that prefers to settle in forests, the Visayan warty pig feeds on fallen fruits and garden vegetables. Settling in groups of four to five pigs, the animals used to be found all over the Philippines. Unfortunately, the pigs are now only found on one of the Visayan islands. Treated by locals as a pest, because of their desire for cultivated vegetables, the pigs have been hunted to extremes. Hunting also has fragmented the population and negatively impacted breeding patterns of the pig. Instead of conserving the dwindling population, locals still insist on hunting the pig, making their future survival uncertain.
