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Conservation in action
Lowland Tapir Conservation
Lowland tapirs are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List and though there is no current census of Brazilian tapir, the population is thought to have decreased by 30% over the last three generations.
The main threats to the Brazilian tapir are habitat destruction due to residential, commercial and agricultural development, along with hunting, trapping and poaching.
Lowland Tapir Conservation
Lowland tapirs are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List and though there is no current census of Brazilian tapir, the population is thought to have decreased by 30% over the last three generations.
The main threats to the Brazilian tapir are habitat destruction due to residential, commercial and agricultural development, along with hunting, trapping and poaching.
The Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative
In 2016 Dublin Zoo began supporting the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative, a long-term research and conservation programme focused on lowland tapirs in the Atlantic Forest, the Pantanal, the Cerrado and the Amazon. The aim of this project is to create species actions plans for each of the groups of lowland tapirs in the areas they are found in, addressing the specific threats in each area and working to combat these threats.
Dublin Zoo also takes part in a European breeding programme for the Brazilian tapirs.
