PH celebrates National Tamaraw Month: Endangered species now only about 600

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The tamaraw, a wild cattle species only found in Mindoro Island and listed as critically endangered, is the focus of attention of many activities as the country observes National Tamaraw Month.

Activities of government agencies tasked to take care of the tamaraw will center on raising awareness of the importance of the protection and conservation of the tamaraws.

The special month for the endangered water buffalo started in 2002 when former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared October a “special month for the conservation and protection of the Tamaraw in Mindoro” through proclamation no. 273. The proclamation encouraged all government agencies in Mindoro to implement activities to conserve tamaraws and their habitats.

Here are the differences between a carabao and a tamaraw, according to a World Wide Fund for Nature article by Gregg Yan: The horn of a tamaraw is V-shaped, its coat is shaggy, and fur can be a chocolate color to ebony, and its tail is shorter than a carabao. An adult tamaraw is four feet tall with an average weight of 300 kilograms .

The average weight of a matured Philippine carabao is 500 kg for males and 425 kg for females, according to the Agri-Infohub of the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office of Oriental Mindoro.

 

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