The program aims to save the animal from extinction by addressing the various factors threatening its population and habitat.
The critically endangered Bubalus mindorensis, commonly known as the Tamaraw, is found only on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines.
Photograph courtesy of Gregg Yan
Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation is working with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to address Philippine biodiversity conservation efforts toward protecting the critically endangered Tamaraw species and its habitat.
TMPF will donate a brand new Tamaraw vehicle and half-a-million-peso worth of “Bantay Tamaraw” kits for ranger gears and supplies. The resources will help the Bantay Tamaraw rangers conduct regular patrols at all known Tamaraw sites.
On top of in-kind donations, TMPF pledges a P3-million conservation fund for other key program initiatives, including Tamaraw habitat monitoring and research, support programs for barangay and Indigenous Peoples volunteers, equipping of the Tamaraw Research and Conservation Center, and other Communication, Education and Public Awareness activities, such as the national Tamaraw Month observation.
The TCP was created in 1979, as the government's program to protect the Tamaraw.
In 1987, it became a banner initiative under the DENR.
The program aims to save the animal from extinction by addressing the various factors threatening its population and habitat.
The Tamaraw or Bubalus mindorensis is a dwarf buffalo endemic to the Mindoro Island in the Philippines. It was classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as critically endangered with 500 to 600 individuals remaining in the wild as of 2024.
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