▁The ▁area ' s ▁soil ▁is ▁character ized ▁as ▁sand y ▁cl ay ▁lo am ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Cam ans a ▁series . ▁▁ ▁The ▁M ati ▁City ▁Pro per ▁borders ▁the ▁protected ▁area ▁and ▁its ▁peri pher al ▁zone ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁the ▁P uj ada ▁Bay ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁the ▁bar ang ay ▁of ▁B adas ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Ham ig uit an ▁Range ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁It ▁is ▁accessible ▁via ▁a ▁bar ang ay ▁road ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁proper ▁where ▁the ▁M ati ▁Airport ▁is ▁located . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁reached ▁via ▁a ▁ ▁highway ▁from ▁D ava o ▁City , ▁the ▁region ' s ▁capital ▁and ▁largest ▁city . ▁ ▁Flora ▁and ▁fa una ▁The ▁protected ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁har bor ▁several ▁bird ▁species , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁col la red ▁dove , ▁white - eared ▁brown ▁dove , ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁ser pent - e agle , ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁sp ine - ta iled ▁swift , ▁ ▁low land ▁white - ey e , ▁Philipp ine ▁bul bul , ▁Philipp ine ▁fal con et , ▁r uf ous ▁cou cal , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁o live - back ed ▁sun bird , ▁ch est nut - head ed ▁be e - e ater , ▁r uf ous - ta iled ▁j ung le ▁fly catch er , ▁long - ta iled