This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive work ever published on all four tapir species worldwide, filling a gap in the scientific literature. The book provides information on the systematics, phylogeny, evolution, ecology, conservation, and management of all tapir species.
This volume is aimed at a wide range of readers, including researchers, wildlife managers, zoologists, conservation biologists, ecologists, veterinarians, zoo staff, students and environmental policy makers.
This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive work ever published on all four tapir species worldwide, filling a gap in the scientific literature. The book provides information on the systematics, phylogeny, evolution, ecology, conservation, and management of all tapir species.
This volume is aimed at a wide range of readers, including researchers, wildlife managers, zoologists, conservation biologists, ecologists, veterinarians, zoo staff, students and environmental policy makers.
Mario Melletti
Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) Conservation Health Human-Animal Conflict IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Management Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) Phylogeny Poaching Tapirus Tapiridae Tapir Ecology