TSG
Veterinary Committee
Documents for Veterinary and
Husbandry Use
Tapir Field Veterinary Manual
High quality veterinary protocols are key to successful handling
of wild tapirs. Our new Tapir Field Veterinary Manual outlines
topics specific to tapir species:
1. Capture methods
2. Tapir anatomy
3. Chemical restraints
4. Collection and handling of biological samples
5. Reproduction
... and many other topics.
English | Spanish | Portuguese (300K PDF)
ISIS Tapir Normals
Physiological
Data Reference Values for Tapir Species
(330K
PDF, Courtesy ISIS, Ms. Laurie Bingaman Lackley & TSG Vet
Committee)
Especially for Zoos
Tapir Husbandry Information,
written by AZA Taxon Advisory Group
Managing Semi-wild Captive Animals
Centro
Fatima Manual Para Manejo del Tapir (Spanish, 5.4MB
PDF) |
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| TSG Veterinary Committee Coordinator
Javier Sarria Parea examines a captive baby tapir. |
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| Temaiken Zoo veterinarian & TSG
member Viviana Quse (center) with her animals and staff. Photo
courtesy Fundacion Temaiken, 2004. |
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| Field vet George Velastin, far
left, working with field researcher Patricia Medici, in
Morro do Diabo park in Brazil. |
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The IUCN/SSC TSG consists of field veterinarians
in tapir habitat countries, as well as zoo professionals in said
countries as well as Europe, North America and Australia. The
Tapir Specialist Group believes in excellence in animal care, whether
it be of animals in zoos, or those studied in the wild. Those of
us working with captive animals have come to understand the special
needs of tapirs in captivity. Our researchers in the field work
in tandem with wildlife veterinarians, and it is our goal to provide
a vet to every researcher whenever immobilisation is involved.
TSG Veterinary Commitee Goals:
- Place veterinarians into multidisciplinary
teams involved in tapir conservation projects.
- Compile bibliographic materials based
on the experience of each professional working on any of the tapir
species.
- Standardize field methodologies that
guarantee that health studies will be effectively and consistently
conducted.
The role of the
veterinarian in tapir conservation:
- Solving and investigating
the problems of capture and immobilization.
- Diagnosing and identifying
infectious and non-infectious diseases that can potentially affect
individuals and populations
- Establishing and implementing
protocols for the collection of biological samples to facilitate
the assessment of the health status of the animals.
In short, the interaction between the veterinarian
and field projects is singular, and the presence of the veterinarian
assures the evaluation of all the physiological, metabolic and biomedical
parameters directly or indirectly involved with the survival of tapirs.
COORDINATOR
Javier Adolfo Sarria Perea (Colombia)
D.V.M. M.Sc. Genetics & Animal Improvement
Cra 58A, No. 74 A-31 Interior 3, Apartamento 102, Bogotá,
COLOMBIA
Phone: +57-1-250-8020
E-mail: jasarrip@fcav.unesp.br; jasarrip@yahoo.com
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Viviana Beatriz Quse (Argentina)
D.V.M. Senior Veterinarian, Fundación Temaikén
Lowland Tapir Coordinator, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
Coordinator, Zoo Committee, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
Ruta 25 y km 0.700, Escobar, 1625, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone & Fax: +54-3488-436805 / E-mail: vquse@temaiken.com.ar
Benoit de Thoisy (French Guiana)
D.V.M. Ph.D. Kwata Association
Country Coordinator, Guiana Shield (French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname,
IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
BP 672, F-97335 Cayenne cedex, French Guiana - France
Phone & Fax: +594-25-43-31 / E-mail: thoisy@nplus.gf; thoisy@kwata.org
George Ortmeier Velastin (Brazil)
D.V.M. Staff Member, Vida Livre - Medicina de Animais Selvagens
Researcher, IPÊ - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
(Institute for Ecological Research)
Member, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
Rua Petit Carneiro, 77, Água Verde, Curitiba CEP: 80240-050,
Paraná, Brazil
Phone & Fax: +55-41-343-2871 / Mobile: +55-41-9105-0765 / E-mail:
velastin@uol.com.br
Astrith Rubiano (Colombia / United States)
DVM, Graduate student, University of Connecticut
Natural Resources Department
1376 Storrs Rd, Unit 4087 Room 308
Storrs CT, 06269
Member, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
Phone: +1-860-486-1259 / Fax: +1-860-486-5408 /
E-mail: astrith.rubiano@uconn.edu
Iván Lira Torres (Mexico)
D.V.M. M.Sc. Research Associate, Universidad del Mar - Campus Puerto
Escondido
Member, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
Puerto Escondido, San Pedro Mixtepec, Juguila, Oaxaca, Mexico C.P.
71980
Phone: +01-954-588-3365 / Fax: +01-954-582-3550 / E-mail: ilira@zicatela.umar.mx;
ilira_12@hotmail.com
Dario Marcelino Guiris Andrade (Mexico)
D.V.M. M.Sc. Jefe de Operaciones, UN.A.CH. / Policlinica y Diagnóstico
Veterinario
Member, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
Blvd. Angel Albino Corzo # 635, Zona Militar, Tuxtla Gutiérrez,
Chiapas, Mexico 29079
Phone & Fax: +52-961-614-4214 / E-mail: dmguiris@hotmail.com
Sonia M. Hernandez-Divers (United States)
D.V.M. Adjunct Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University
of Georgia
Member, IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
197 East Creek Bend, Athens, Georgia 30605, United States
Phone: +1-706-548-3414 / E-mail: shernz@aol.com
Pilar Alexander Blanco Márquez
(Venezuela)
D.V.M. Director Técnico, Fundación Nacional de Parques
Zoológicos e Acuários (FUNPZA)
Urbanización Los Caobos, Calle Apure, Residencia Los Caobos,
Piso 9 Apartamento 9-A, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Phone: +58-212-408-2161 / Fax: +58-212-408-2163 / E-mail: albla69@yahoo.com.m
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