The document discusses the decreasing population of tamaraws in Mindoro and efforts to preserve the species. The main points are: 1) The tamaraw population has declined to less than 500 due to threats like human disruption, cattle ranching, and loss of habitat. 2) A tamaraw "gene pool" has been established to preserve genetic diversity if the wild population continues to decrease. 3) Local people, the government, and researchers all have roles to play in conservation efforts to help bring the tamaraw population back from near extinction. Increased public awareness is needed.

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2.  What are the causes of the decrease in
tamaraws’ population?
 What is tamaraw gene pool?
 How effective is tamaraw gene pool?

3.  How do people in Mindoro handle the
situation losing their symbol
 What ways does the government do to solve
this problem?

4. The tamaraws are considered as critically endangered
by International Union for the Conservation
Of Nature (IUCN) because less than 500 heads are seen
(Lim , 2010, p.50).
Boyles noted that human disruption remains number one
threat to tamaraws (as cited in Alave, 2011, p.3).
T.David also stated that , before, it was cattle ranching
that affected the tamaraws (personal communication,
November 9, 2011).

5. As T.David stated, Minodoreños are not only the ones who
are responsible for taking care of this animal (personal
communication
, November 9 , 2011).
If ever something will happen in the wild, they have stocks
left due to continuos decrease of tamaraw population in
the wild
(personal communication, November 9, 2011).
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6. Indeed that harmful human activity is the one to blame
for the loss of the tamaraws. People are the one who is
responsible for their loss and they are the one who should
make a move in bringing back the number of it.
We are in the fact that tamaraws is in its stage of near
extinction, people have the key and the only thing people
need is effort. Tamaraws are also living things, they shouldn’t
be harmed nor killed.

7. The researchers recommended the further study to be
broaden, and set no limitations in the study to give more
public awareness