TAMARAW

The tamaraw, also known as the Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis), is the Philippines’ largest endemic mammal. The water buffalo can be found only in a certain area of the Mount Iglit-baco National Park in Mindoro, according to a 2018 Xinhua article. Population for the species began to dwindle in 2011 because of the high demand for its meat and insufficient resources for its conservation, reported Kristine L. Alave in a 2011 article in Philippine Daily Inquirer. While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources revealed an increase in the species’ population just this year, the tamaraw continues to stay on the IUCN’S Red List of Threatened Species.