Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center is a 22.7 hectares park in the heart of Quezon City, Philippines. It is located along North Avenue and Quezon Avenue, both have vehicular and pedestrian entrances.

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center is owned and operated by the national government  and it is open to everyone who wishes to visit. However, there's a small entrance fee, 8.00php or $0.20 to each individual and 5.00php or $0.12 to students and children.

The park is open everyday 8 AM until 5 PM. What you can find at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center are Trails, Picnic Huts, Picnic Tables, Basketball Court, Volleyball Court, Tea House, Fishing Village, Gazebo, Craft Village, and Wildlife Rescue Center.

Best thing to do at this luscious green park is to have a nice walk or jog at the morning, play your favorite basketball, volleyball and badminton sports, a perfect bonding place with your family, relatives and friends wherein you can have a nice picnic with these beautiful landscape views, a nature themed photo-shoot location, and many more. 

If you plan to stay here for more than a couple of hours, be sure to bring water or any beverage and snack because I haven't noticed any store inside the park, also bring and umbrella with you or cap to protect you from the sun. 

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center is also the home of DENR Wildlife Rescue Center wherein rescued or captured animals were bought in here to receive proper attention and care given by the resident veterinarians or volunteers. And it also serves as a mini Zoo wherein children and adults can enjoy an educational experience.

Two Female Tigers

There are a lot of different kinds of birds, pheasant and fowls at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center. Some of them are Philippine Eagle, Lawin, Crested Serpent Eagle, African Grey Parrot, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Violet-necked Lory, Rufous Hornbill, Red Sided Eclectus Parrot, Hill Myna, Philippine Eagle Owl and many more!

For me the most charming bird at Wildlife Rescue Center are the Hill Mynas from Palawan.  They are a bit showing off or papansin when we get near them.

You can also find good numbers of reptiles at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center, from different snakes, lizards, turtle, crocodile, and many more.

Palawan Porcupine or Philippine Porcupine is an endemic species restricted in the Palawan Region. The outer covering of spines serve as its protection and defense system. Source: Wikipedia

Binturong or Palawan Bearcat has sharp claws and teeth that easily rip through flesh. It can suspend itself by curling its strong prehensile tail around branches. Its vertically oriented pupil indicates that it is a nocturnal animal. Source: Wikipedia

Pilandok or Philippine Mouse-Deer is a small, nocturnal ruminant, which is endemic to Balabac and nearby smaller islands south-west of Palawan.  Pilandok meat is considered a delicacy on the islands and the skin is also used to make leather. Source: Wikipedia

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For more info about Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center visit their website http://www.pawb.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=263&Itemid=288

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