Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary

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Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a vast wetland ecosystem in the Philippines renowned for its rich biodiversity, extensive peat swamp forests, and critical role as a habitat for migratory and endemic species.

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Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site
protected area
wetland
wildlife sanctuary
country Philippines
designation Ramsar Wetland of International Importance
Wildlife Sanctuary
governingBody Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Protected Area Management Board of Agusan Marsh
hasBiodiversity high species richness
hasEcosystemType floodplain
freshwater marsh
peat swamp forest
riverine forest
swamp forest
hasFunction floodwater retention
groundwater recharge
nursery habitat for fish
inhabitedBy Manobo indigenous people
isImportantFor carbon storage
endemic species
flood regulation
migratory birds
waterbird conservation
knownFor extensive peatlands
floating communities
large wetland complex
locatedIn Agusan del Sur
Mindanao
locatedInRiverBasin Agusan River Basin
linked to: Agusan River
partOf National Integrated Protected Areas System
recognizedAs important bird area
key biodiversity area
supportsSpecies Philippine duck
amphibians
egrets
freshwater fish
herons
kingfishers
purple swamphen
raptors
reptiles
wandering whistling duck
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
climate change
illegal logging
settlement encroachment

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Agusan del Sur hasProtectedArea Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Agusan River passesThrough Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Agusan River associatedProtectedArea Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Island of Mindanao hasProtectedArea Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary