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Boracay Fruit Bats
Also Known As The Flying Fox. Is This An Endangered Species?
Flying Fox in Boracay Philippines
Explore Boracay's bat caves and experience the spectacle of the flying fox: the Boracay Fruit Bats — one of the Island's favorite attractions. These animals – an endangered species &ndash are near extinction. See them while they are still around.
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Endangered Fruit Bats
Sirenna's comments updated on Nov 6, 2005, in VirtualTourist.
Take a boat ride to the north of the island at sunset and watch the fruit bats as they fly over to the mainland to feed.
A really spectacular sight - they are absolutely HUGE!
Some unscrupulous locals offer tours through the forest to visit the bats during the day, but avoid doing this - it disturbs their natural sleeping habits.
The number of bats is declining every year, from over 2 thousand two years ago to just over a thousand now, due to a (so-called) eco-resort being built on their nesting site.
Go and see them as soon as possible, as they are about to begin building a Shangri-La hotel on top of them too, which will no doubt wipe them out completely.
For more information about endangered species and conservation in the Philippines, contact the PESCP (Philippine Endemic Species Conservation Project).
It is a great shame that the local authorities in Boracay seem to care so little about preserving the island's endangered wildlife such as monkeys, turtles, birds and fruit bats.
In a year or two there may be none left.
| Phone: | +63 36 288 5767 |
| Location: | Yapak: Northern end of Boracay. Take a boat ride - I sailed with the Red Pirates paraw. |
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