The Baird’s tapir had long been accused of cassava theft. Researchers stepped in to see what was really going on.

A camera trap study in Honduras has proven that the endangered Baird’s tapir isn’t solely to blame for crop raiding – ...

A new study from the Honduran Mosquitia shows how simple, noninvasive technology can help solve one of the most common ...

Ume, a young Malayan tapir born at Point Defiance Zoo, has moved to Minnesota Zoo as part of a conservation effort to protect this endangered species.

The Malayan Tapir, or Tapirus indicus, is native to Southeast Asia, specifically Peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand, Myanmar, and Sumatra (Indonesia). It is the only tapir species found in this ...

Tapirs are large, forest-dwelling mammals found in Central and South America and Southeast Asia, where the four extant species fulfil critical ecological roles as seed dispersers and ecosystem ...

Researchers have documented conflict between between a tapir and a dog in Mexico, highlighting the impact of encroaching human settlement on this living fossil species. Tapirs are a living fossil, ...

The new tapir species has darker fur than other tapirs. (Photo by Fabrício R. Santos) BELO HORIZONTE, Minas Gerais, Brazil, December 24, 2013 (ENS) – A new species of tapir, a mammal considered to be ...

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Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. The main long-term threat to their well-being is population ...