According to Western Washington University, five types of turtles in the Philippines are currently endangered. The green turtle, leatherback turtle, olive-ridley turtle, hawksbill turtle and loggerhead turtle all have low populations and live in the Philippines. The turtles are decreasing in numbers due to humans hunting them for their shells and accidentally catching them in fishing nets.
Crocodiles (Crocodylus Midorensis) live in the Philippines and are on the endangered species list. A large part of their population decrease is a result of hunting. According to Western Washington University, people mainly hunt crocodiles for their skins, which make an expensive leather.
People capture and trade attractive Philippine cockatoos illegally, which is causing their populations to decline, according to Western Washington University. The birds have white feathers with a yellow head crest and nest in hollow trees. The government of the Philippines made it illegal to capture these birds under the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act of the Philippines, but people still sometimes capture them. A non profit organization, called the Katala Foundation, is working to restore cockatoo populations.
Several subspecies of deer are endemic to specific islands of the Philippines, including Luzon, Mindoro and Mindanao. The deer are brown and medium-sized compared to other deer throughout the world. According to Western Washington University, deer population surveys show that very few deer still survive in the country due to deforestation and hunting.
The sea cow, also called dugong, lives in the oceans around the islands of the Philippines. These animals also live off of the coasts of Japan, Australia and several other countries in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. These mammals grow up to 11 feet long and tend to live in shallow waters. They can live to be 70 years old. According to Western Washington University, some people believe that their body parts have medicinal purposes, and they are endangered because of human exploitation.
