AR-News: (PhillipiEnvironment, Sarangani officials launch drive to protect batsnes)

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By ROMER S. SARMIENTO
TODAY Correspondent 
KORONADAL CITY - Fearing the extinction of a rare species of bat, environment 
and local officials of a town in Central Mindanao have joined hands to 
protect it against poachers. 
Jim Sampulna, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central 
Mindanao chief, said that his office, and the municipal and barangay officials in 
Maitum town, Sarangani, recently agreed to put up measures that would prevent the 
extinction of a rare fruit bat species found in the municipality. 
Popularly called the giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acedoron jubatus), 
Sampulna said it is the largest bat in the world that can be found only in the 
Philippines. 
With a wingspan of five feet or more, and weighing 1,200 grams or more (about 
three pounds), the giant golden-crowned flying foxes are facing extinction 
from food hunters. 



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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?section=PROVINCIAL&oid=46740 
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