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The IUCN/SSC-affiliated Tapir Specialist Group is a global group of biologists, zoo professionals, researchers and advocates dedicated to conserving tapirs and their habitat through strategic action-planning in countries where tapirs live, information sharing, and through educational outreach that shows the importance of the tapir to local ecosystems and to the world at large.

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Financial and Institutional Supporters of TSG

New Tapir Range Maps & FAQ
worldwide tapir range map 200 px wide
New range maps have been developed for each tapir species. View them in our About Tapirs pages. See also our new Tapir FAQ.

December 2008 Issue of Tapir Conservation
Tapir Conservation Newsletter cover: number 22 December 2008Download our December 2008 edition of Tapir Conservation (1.4Mb)

Tapirs in the News
Malayan tapirNew York Times, June 2009: TSG's own Carl Traeholt is featured in the Science of the Times, June 2. The article discusses Carl's work in Krau Wildlife Preserve, and his new project in Taman Nagara National Park working with ecologist Boyd Simpson.

Copenhagen Zoo fight for Surviving of the Malaysian tapir June 2009 - "The Malay tapir, the largest of the world’s four tapir species, remained largely invisible to science until recently..."

Tapir Specialist Group Makes 2008 Grants to TSG Researchers Photo: L to R: Manolo Garcia, Andres Tapia, Georgina O'Farrill, Eduardo Naranjo
October, 2008: Tapir Specialist Group Conservation Fund grants were awarded to four of our researchers in the field. Each receives a $1000 grant. Congratulations to (left to right, top to bottom) Manolo Garcia (Guatemala), Andrés Tapia (Ecuador), Georgina O'Farrill (Mexico), and Eduardo Naranjo (Mexico).

Their work directly impacts the goals set forth by the Action Plans drafted at each of the Tapir PHVA meetings.

 
HELP SAVE TAPIRS
IUCN/TSG Tapir Action Plan Updated

We have new, updated, prioritized action plans for each tapir species in multiple languages!
Lowland Tapir PHVA Report & Action Plan Cover
Download the 2007 Lowland Tapir PHVA Report & Action Plan (PDF, in Portuguese)

Our Tapir Experts
TSG has many tapir experts who specialize in certain species or issues.

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TAPIR NEWS
Science Magazine Netwatch column image Nature as Canon Sees It tapir image
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DOCUMENT DOWNLOADS
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Wild lowland tapir and baby
Tapir mother and baby Morro do Diabo State Park, Brazil. Photo by TSG member Anders Goncalves daSilva
Help fund critical work being made to save tapirs from extinction! All four species of tapir are either endangered or threatened. TSG's Conservation Fund gives grants to dedicated researchers working specifically with tapirs in the field.
Donations to the TSG Conservation Fund help support:
  • Small grants to researchers in the field
  • Funds to publish multi-lingual educational materials
  • Local grassroots tapir conservation
More about the TSG Conservation Fund

TSG Endorsement Criteria: The IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group actively encourages its members to submit their project proposals to TSG officers for endorsement. This will provide members with advice, editorial assistance and, when requested, a supporting letter for funding applications. Download our Protocol for IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group Project Endorsement document.