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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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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.

4th International Tapir Symposium
2008 International Tapir Symposium logoThe Fourth International Tapir Symposium is currently underway in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. See details.

Tapir Specialist Group Chair Wins Golden Ark Award Photo: Patricia Medici
February, 2008: Patricia Medici was selected to receive the international Golden Ark Award for her contributions to lowland tapir research and conservation in Brazil, as well as for her work as Chair of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG).

The Golden Ark Award rewards and funds individuals for their internationally outstanding species conservation efforts. The Golden Ark Award honors creativity, leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of species conservation, and aims to stimulate award winners to sustain their dedicated work.

Patricia and two other award winners will each receive a €50,000 contribution to fund their conservation work. Congratulations, Pati!

Latest Issue of Tapir Conservation Now Available for Download
Tapir Conservation Newsletter cover: number 22 December 2008 December 2008 issue of Tapir Conservation includes information on a new tapir population discovered in Ecuador, tapir conservation in French Guiana, fossil history of tapirus, report from seminar on captive Malayan tapir breeding programs.

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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)

Tapir Photo CollectionTapir Picture Collection
TSG's new collection of photos taken in the wild by our researchers. Now available for publication and educational use.

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.