 Located on the island of Mindoro
in the Philippines, Mounts Iglit and Baco National Park is home to the endemic Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis).
It is also home to other endemic plant and animal species and is
considered as one of the richest sites in the country in terms of
biological diversity.
Mts. Iglit-Baco has been proclaimed as a
National Park in November 1970 under Republic Act No. 6148. However,
the area is also one of the most complex in terms of
socio-economic-cultural diversity which poses a major obstacle in
the efforts to initiate management measures for the conservation of
its biological diversity.
The
national park covers about 75,445 hectares.
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