Calauit Island

Calauit Island Safari park

Calauit Island is an island of the Calamian Archipelago, just off the north-western coast of Busuanga Island. It is part of the Municipality of Busuaga, Palawan, Philippines. The entire island was declared as a wildlife sanctuary and game preserve in 1977,[1] now is a tourist attraction known as Calauit Safari Park.

The wild animals were imported from Africa in the 1970s to save them from extinction. The imported animals include 20 giraffes, dozens of zebra and antelopes. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the locals to move other places and then he ordered to clear the bamboo forests to make the place similar to the savannahs of Kenya. Today, the African animals still roaming around the island and the number of animals is increasing.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Calauit Island Homepage". Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Giraffes in the Philippines a dictator's legacy". Straits Times (AFP). November 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

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Coordinates: 12°18′N 119°54′E / 12.300°N 119.900°E