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Mount Banahaw Case Study

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Determining Host-specificity of Ectoparasites Inhabiting Chiropterans in Mt. Banahaw

Mount Banahaw is one of the most-visited mountains in the Philippines during Holy Week. It is an active volcano which rises to about 2,170 m above sea level and lies within 14.0675° north and 121.4925° east. It is now known as Mt. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscapewhich has a land area of 11, 133.33 hectares covering a total of 9 municipalities in the provinces of Laguna and Quezon. It is a three-peaked volcano complex which include Mt. Banahaw de Dolores which towers to about 2, 155 m above sea level (masl), Mt. Banahaw de Lucban which is about 1, 875 masl(Gascon et al., 2013),and Mt. Banahaw de Tayabas which is 2,158 masl (Dans and Gonzalez, 2010). It is surrounded with San Pablo City, Tiaong, Candelaria, Majayjay, Sariaya, Lucena City, Tayabas, Lucban, Liliw, and Nagcarlan (Gorospe, 1992). Seven river systems drain the volcano complex namely; Balayong, Maimpis, Liliw, Dilitiwan, Malinao, Nagcarlan, and San Diego (Gascon et al., 2013). Different natural springs, streams and waterfalls can also be found in the mountain which serve as areas for religious activities. Due to the disturbances caused by different activities done in the mountain, destruction and imbalance in the ecosystem were observed giving way to a five-year moratorium (2004-2008). All throughout the year, the mountain experiences no dry season which made it known as “rain mountain” (Gorospe, 1992). Mt. Banahaw

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