April 27 is World Tapir Day, but there is nothing to celebrate

    April 27 is World Tapir Day, but there is nothing to celebrate

    April 27 is World Tapir Day, but there is nothing to celebrate, because among all the species in the world that are at risk of extinction at the hands of man and climate change there is also the South American tapir.


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    Our precious biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate and the animal and plant species that are threatened are no longer counted. According to experts, there is now also a type of tapir that is facing extinction.




    If it is about the Tapirus terrestris, the largest native mammal of South America. In fact, this animal weighs over 250kg and feeds on more than 200 different plant species, as well as on fruit, twigs and even soil. It is a great swimmer and is almost harmless as it prefers to hide when it feels in danger.

    The terrestrial tapir was widespread in the Atlantic Forest which extends to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, but its situation has changed drastically and dramatically due to the man who hunted the mammal for years and years and upset its habitat, deforesting the territories that were in effect the his home, as well as many other species, and building infrastructure and plantations and livestock farms.

    In the Atlantic Forest today live about the1,78% of the South American tapirs that were present here originally. In addition to deforestation, there are also road investments that have occurred frequently.

    Last but not least this tapir is one species very vulnerable to change, which is why scholars fear its extinction shortly. In order to protect tapirus terrestris, experts Kevin Flesher and Patrícia Medici launched the "Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative" in 1996, a project aimed at raising awareness among the local population on the protection of this species. Since then, the two have visited over 90 forest reserves.

    After all, his is just one of the many sad stories of the biodiversity crisis that is affecting every region of the world and that will lead to its complete devastation if immediate measures are not taken.

    Fonte: Neotropical

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