Endangered

Philippine Species

Philippine Crocodile
Scientific name: Crocodylus mindorensis

History: The Philippine crocodile, also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine freshwater
crocodile, the bukarot in Ilocano, and more generally as a buwaya in most Filipino lowland cultures, is
one of two species of crocodiles found in the Philippines; the other is the larger saltwater crocodile

Origin: Dalupiri, Luzon, Mindanao

Period: Current

Extinct/endangered: endangered

Reason of extinction or reason why its endangered: The Philippine crocodile, the
species endemic only to the country, went from data deficient to critically endangered in 2008
from exploitation and unsustainable fishing methods, such as dynamite fishing.
Whale Shark
Scientific name: Rhincodon typus

History: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a relatively recent addition to the human record of the
ocean and its inhabitants. However, the ancestry of this shark goes back to the Jurassic and Cretaceous
periods 245-65 million years ago, when the present groups of sharks began to appear.

Origin: Throughout Philippines

Period: current

Extinct/Endangered: Endangered

Reason why extinction or reason why endangered: The greatest threats to the whale shark population
are targeted fisheries, bycatch in nets, unsustainable tourism, and vessel strikes.