Lack of tenure, proper gear take toll on Mindoro's tamaraw rangers It says the tamaraw population Is down to 523 BUT A) that was last years count (this is about the time of year it is updated but I haven't found any news yet) B) that is a significant uptick - the population has been trending upward for a number of years
Tamaraw population dips Habitat loss, poaching blamed for decline in tamaraw population time to try captive breeding again