Tapirs are a living fossil; they’be been around since the Eocene, having survived waves of extinction of other animals. They are South America’s largest native land mammal, with adults …

The Tapir Specialist Group works to study and protect the four species of tapirs and their remaining habitat in Central and South America and Southeast Asia. The Cause Tapirs are a …

The following projects have been undertaken by Tapir Specialist Group field researchers and other experts, to better understand tapir biology and how to save them in the wild. LOWLAND …

Third International Tapir Symposium Report, notes on tapir/human conflict, the attempted sale of a baby tapir on the web in Panama, tapir footprint identification, conservation of Baird’s tapir in …

The Lowland tapir can be identified by its large stiff mane or crest from forehead to shoulder, which the other three species of tapirs do not have. They are also known for being strong …

The Tapir Specialist Group is a unit of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. We conserve biological diversity by stimulating, developing, and executing practical programs to study, …

The baird’s tapir is smaller than the lowland tapir, can grow up to 1.5 meters long (5 feet) and 250 kg (550 pounds). It lacks the mane or crest indicative of the lowland tapir, but has a similar …

Main Interests: Our goal is to save the Mountain tapir and Spectacled Bear from extinction through in-field scientific studies to protect and conserve their populations. conservation and …

Though it is the smallest (and furriest!) of tapir species, the Mountain tapir is the largest mammal in the tropical Andes mountain range. Their long hair is brownish to black, and their lips are …

Malayan Tapirs are found from southern Thailand and southern Myanmar (Burma) through the Malayan Peninsula, as well as on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Their habitat is rainforests …