Taklong Island National Marine Reserve
Taklong Island National Marine Reserve spans 1,143.45 ha. covering 46 islands and islets.
The 960.45 marine areas include 172 ha of mangroves with 25 species, 56 ha of seagrasses with 6 species, and 124 ha. of fringing corals composed of 144 species of hard corals and 17 species of soft corals.
As of January 2016, there are 59 bird species, 6 mammal species, and 9 reptile species found at TINMR. These include Philippine duck, Reticulated phyton, Tabon bird, little bronze cuckoo, white-collared kingfisher, Philippine hawk cuckoo, Philippine night jar, Philippine hawk owl, whimbrel, flying foxes, Paradise flying tree snake, Black-bearded tomb bat, among others.
Also found in the reserve is a rare species of shellfish known as “embao”. It thrives in clean waters and is rich in iron and iodine.
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