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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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Tapir Specialist Group News Archive
2006
October
31, 2006: Tapirs Featured in New Jeffrey Masson Book
Jeffrey Masson, author of over 20 books including
Why Elephants Weep, dedicates a whole chapter to tapirs in
his new book Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras: A Menagerie
of 100 Favorite Animals. Masson consulted closely with TSG to
write his chapter and used one of our photo
collection photos. The book is available for ordering both in
the USA
and Europe
at Amazon.com.
A special thank you to TSG's Jeff Flocken of U.S. Fish & Wildlife
for initiating the conversation with Jeffrey Masson and encouraging
him to include tapirs in his book.
September 24, 2006:
Tapir Cover Story in Brazilian Nature
Magazine
Renowned
Brazilian journalist Liana John scribes an article on tapirs in Brazilian
nature magazine and Globo television programme Terra da Gente.
Download
the article (2.5Mb PDF) or link
to the site to see more.
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| December 30, 2006 |
Article
on Singapore's Night Safari, which features several tapirs.
Links to BruneiDirect.com |
| December 19-23,
2006 |
Interview
with Dr. Pierre-Michel Forget: Time is running out for
French Guiana's rainforests. Extensive article on
deforestation
and mining in French Guiana (both link to Mongabay.com). |
| December 14, 2006 |
Barre
Montpelier Times Argus "Company brews up
cups of java for PBS" with beans grown in the tropical
rain forests surrounding the El Triunfo Biosphere in Mexico,
home to tapirs and other creatures. |
| December 14, 2006 |
Tuscon
Weekly "(Apocalypto) begins with
something never before seen in a movie: a chase sequence
shot from the viewpoint of a tapir." |
| December 11, 2006 |
Archeological
dig contest, The
Tapir Challenge, invites amateur fossil enthusiasts
to help excavate dig in Florida (links to Florida Today). |
| December 9, 2006 |
Miami
Herald review of Apocalypto, mentions
the memorable tapir delicacy consumed near the beginning
of the movie. |
| December 8, 2006 |
New
York Times review of Apocalypto mentions
"There’s fresh tapir meat on the grill and
an old-timer telling stories by the fire...." |
| December 6, 2006 |
Female
tapir killed on highway, Malaysia. Tragic consequence
of animal displacement from its
habitat. (Links to New Straight Times) |
| December, 2006 |
Gone
Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet, by David
McLimans features the mountain tapir as its featured animal
for the letter T. |
| November 24, 2006 |
Memphis
Commercial Appeal "Pick Your Must-see Movie"
describes Apocalypto and generously quotes
Tapir Specialist Group website's interview about Scooter
the tapir! |
| November 15, 2006 |
Sculptures,
including a tapir, used to educate blind about animals
at the Sedgewick County Zoo, Kansas, USA. (Links to Witchita
Eagle) |
| November 14, 2006 |
"Land
before time: An amazing nature heritage" travel
article on Malaysian Belum-Temenggor rainforest, and home
to Malayan tapirs. (Links to New Strait Times)
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| November 5, 2006 |
"Duo
plans Brazilian Program." Article describes use
of animal parts in the instruments of Amazonian indigenous
musicians. (Links to The Grand Rapids Press) |
| October 31, 2006 |
Author
Jeffrey Masson and Ballentine Books announce the publication
of Altruistic
Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras: A Menagerie of 100 Favorite
Animals. The book features a chapter on tapirs,
scribed by Masson with help from TSG members. |
| October 30, 2006 |
"Mel
Gibson Reveals his Apocalypto". Mentions tapirs
a few times. (Links to Comingsoon.net) |
| October 24, 2006 |
"Tiny
Tapir Appears"; Folly Farm celebrated a new arrival
this weekend, with the birth of Wales’ first Brazilian
tapir. The baby tapir was born on Friday ... (links to
Pembrokeshiretv.com) |
| October 18, 2006 |
"Appreciation
for animals motivates zoo worker" ... For me,
I train the tapir that we have on grounds.... interview
with a Zookeeper at the Hattiesburg, Mississippi. |
| October 12, 2006 |
"Thousands
make pilgrimage as Venezuela unveils statue of Maria Lionza"
; the statue features the Indian goddess seated on top
of a tapir (International Herald Tribune) |
| October 6, 2006 |
BBC.co.uk
day in pictures for Oct. 6:"A
tapir baby hides between his mother's legs in the zoo
at Hanover, northern Germany." (click through
to photo number 4) |
| September, 2006 |
Launch
of Tapir Specialist Group Virtual Library, a searchable
database of tapir literature. http://atrium.tapirs.org/
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| September, 2006 |
Tapirs
are the cover story of Brazilian
nature magazine Terra da Gente, with story
by Liana John, a highly regarded journalist (2.5Mb PDF
download article) |
| September 29, 2006 |
"Amazon
explorers discover 40 new species in a 'lost world' of
rainforest" with mention of tapirs (Times Online
UK) |
| September 13, 2006 |
Appeal
for driver awareness after tapir is killed in highway
near Hattiesville Belize |
| September 7, 2006 |
Baby
tapir now on display at Milwaukee Zoo |
| September 6, 2006 |
TSG
researcher Diego Lizcano in Colombia's El Tiempo |
| September 1, 2006 |
US
Fish & Wildlife makes its 2007 Grants, including support
for tapir research in Brazil |
| August 25, 2006 |
Tapir
a subject in new book by art historian (links to New
York Times) |
| June, 2006 |
Le
tapir terrestre, a new childrens' book on lowland
tapirs, is published in France, written by Zoo des Sables'
Sandrine Silho. |
| May 28, 2006 |
Brazilian
Tapir born at Bristol Zoo (links to BBC.co.uk) |
| May 19, 2006 |
Baby
tapirs on Cuteoverload.com! |
| May, 2006 |
14
year old Brian Bovyar raises $450 for tapirs |
| May, 2006 |
Costa
Rican Minister of the Environment Lost in Corcovado National
Park for 2 days after run-in with tapir and her calf.
Read more. |
| May, 2006: |
Russel
E. Train Fellowship Information |
| April, 2006: |
2006
Tapir Symposium Report
2006
Tapir Symposium Photo Album |
| April, 2006 |
National
Geographic Tapir video |
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Tapir Specialist
Group is not responsible for the views or content expressed
in these external sites. |
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