🤩 A rare glimpse of one of the world’s rarest wild bovids.🐃🇵🇭 The Tamaraw is a Critically Endangered dwarf buffalo found only on Mindoro Island in the Philippines.
With only an estimated 300–500 individuals remaining, this elusive species faces ongoing threats from habitat destruction and hunting.
These stunning photos were captured by Re:wild Species Conservation Manager Andrew Tilker 👉 andrewtilkerphotography during a recent visit to Mindoro, Re:wild and partners are working here to help ensure a future for Tamaraw and the Indigenous Peoples who share their landscape.
Through the DEFRA-funded ‘Thriving Together with Tamaraw’ project, Re:wild works alongside dabovillefoundation and Demo Farm Inc., and the mindorobiodiversity Conservation Foundation, as well as Indigenous Taubuid and Alangan communities, to protect Tamaraw habitat, strengthen species monitoring, and advance a biocultural approach to conservation that recognizes local communities as essential stewards of these l...
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