Ecology and Conservation of the Baird’s Tapir in Mesoamerica

Meyer, Ninon; Brenes-Mora, Esteban; Dans, Armando J.; Estrada, Nereyda; Cabrera, Vivian; García, Manolo; Martínez, Wilber; Poot, Celso; Reyna-Hurtado, Rafael; Rivero, Marina; Jordan, Christopher

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-821139-7.00173-2

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“…Vegetation analysis was confined to the sapling, seedling and understory as tapirs just used vegetation at these growth stages for food ( Meyer et al . 2022 ; O’farrill et al .…”

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“…The distance between plots was about 40 m (Alatar et al 2012). Vegetation analysis was confined to the sapling, seedling and understory as tapirs just used vegetation at these growth stages for food (Meyer et al 2022;O'farrill et al 2013;Santiapillai & Ramono 1990). The sapling is categorised as a plant with a stem circumference between 6.3 cm and 31.4 cm.…”

Section: The Characteristic Of the Tapir Habitatmentioning

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“…In recent decades, the population of tapirs declined dramatically due to habitat destruction, poaching, road construction, and global warming ( Meyer et al . 2022 ; Samantha et al .…”

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“…In recent decades, the population of tapirs declined dramatically due to habitat destruction, poaching, road construction, and global warming (Meyer et al 2022;Samantha et al 2020). The remaining tapir population in nature is below 2,500 individuals, and it is projected to decrease by 20% in 2040 (Wittayarat et al 2021).…”

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Species Distribution Model for the Asian Tapir and Vegetation Characteristics of Batang Gadis National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Wanda Kuswanda,

Freddy Jontara Hutapea,

Muhammad Hadi Saputra

et al. 2022

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The Asian tapir is a primitive mammal whose habitat is heavily fragmented due to human activities. Studies on the Asian tapirs in Sumatra are very few, thereby basic information for developing tapir conservation programmes is limited. This study aimed to develop the species distribution model to map the potential distribution of tapirs in Batang Gadis National Park (BGNP), investigate the characteristic of tapir habitat, and identify tapir feed plants around BGNP. The model was developed using the Maximum Entropy (Maxent) approach, based on the existing information on tapir occurrence in BGNP and environmental variables. Vegetation characteristics in different land cover (primary forests, secondary forests, and open fields) were investigated using the strip transect method. This study found that zonal classification, temperature and precipitation have the greatest percentage contribution to the model. The model estimated that around 24.45% of BGNP areas are suitable for tapir habitat, and tapirs distribute near community gardens. Our results also showed that plant diversity at study sites was categorised as moderate-high. About 23 plant species dominated by the Moraceae family were identified as feed plants for tapirs. In developing tapir conservation programmes, BGNP management needs to consider tapir distribution that is closed to community gardens. We propose BGNP to enrich feed plants in open fields of the wilderness and traditional zones; reduce the canopy cover in the wilderness and utilisation zones to stimulate the growth of feed plants; facilitate local people to live harmoniously with tapirs; involve local communities in tapir conservation programmes; encourage local communities to plant non-palatable crops for tapirs; and provide a compensation scheme.

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“…Vegetation analysis was confined to the sapling, seedling and understory as tapirs just used vegetation at these growth stages for food ( Meyer et al . 2022 ; O’farrill et al .…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Characteristic Of the Tapir Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In recent decades, the population of tapirs declined dramatically due to habitat destruction, poaching, road construction, and global warming ( Meyer et al . 2022 ; Samantha et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Species Distribution Model for the Asian Tapir and Vegetation Characteristics of Batang Gadis National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Wanda Kuswanda,

Freddy Jontara Hutapea,

Muhammad Hadi Saputra

et al. 2022

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“…Tapirs have been described as solitary, nocturnal animals, that visit frequently water bodies to reduce their cor-poral temperature and to escape from danger due to predators (Meyer et al 2022;Calme et al 2022;Reyna-Hurtado et al in press). They disperse seeds of some trees and also defecate in water bodies filling an important ecological role as material and seed transporters and dispersers (O'Farrill et al 2014).…”

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Baird´s Tapir social interactions, activity patterns, and site fidelity at ponds of the Maya Forest

Reyna-Hurtado,

Arias-Domínguez

2024

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The Baird's tapir is an endangered species of the Neotropical Forest. The Maya Forest of southern México hold one of the most important populations of the species. Tapir are solitary, shy and nocturnal animals of which behavioral observations are very limited. Using camera traps, we revised the social behavior of tapirs that are visiting ponds in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve along 10 years. We have found that tapirs are solitary animals but dedicated some percentage of their time to socialize with other individuals and these associations can last for months, maybe years. We reported in individuals that have visited some specific sites for periods of 4 and 10 years. There is a male biased sex ratio among the individuals we could identified sexually, and tapirs showed nocturnal but with preferences for early hours of the night. This is a unique study because it is the first time that social behavior, site fidelity and sex ratio are presented for the species along several sites and along 10 years. We hope to advance in the knowledge of the social and ranging behavior of this endangered species of the Neotropical forests.

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