Tamaraw sightings in Occidental Mindoro town boost habitat protection

CITY OF CALAPAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — Local officials in Santa Cruz town, Occidental Mindoro, are intensifying efforts to protect upland ecosystems following renewed indications that the critically endangered tamaraw may still inhabit parts of the municipality’s mountainous areas. The tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis), a dwarf buffalo endemic to Mindoro, has fewer than 600 individuals left