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Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

A UNESCO World Heritage Site protecting 75,000 hectares of Davao Oriental's rugged interior, including the world's smallest known forest of pygmy trees at the summit — trees centuries old but no taller than a person, stunted by ultramafic soil and cloud. The sanctuary protects 341 plant species, 37 found nowhere else on Earth, along with Philippine eagles, hornbills, and the Mindanao tree shrew.

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