The Tapir project in the Pantanal
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IPE established a long-term lowland tapir project in the Pantanal region to promote the conservation of this widely spread but seriously imperilled large mammal. The Pantanal is one of the world’s largest freshwater wetlands and is increasingly threatened. Therefore now research is expanding and a new project in the Brazilian Pantanal is initiated. The main goals of this new long-term research project are to collect ecological, epidemiological and genetic data to assess the conservation status and viability of tapir populations in the Pantanal. Results will be used to design a specific set of recommendations for the conservation of the species in the region, and will be compared with data from the Atlantic Forest. Tapirs will be used as ambassadors for conservation in the Pantanal, catalyzing habitat conservation efforts, environmental education and scientific tourism initiatives. This will be a very important project as tapirs play a critical role in shaping and maintaining biological diversity, and are essential for key ecological processes.
IPÊ's Lowland Tapir Conservation Initia
BRAZIL - The Instituto de Pesquisas Ecologicas (IPE - Institute for Ecological Research) is a non-governmental organization formally created in 1992, in the city of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The institution works for the conservation of biodiversity and develops ...
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