| Titre : | Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) conservation Workshop (final report.) : Population and habitat - Viability assessment (PHVA) |
| Auteurs : | E. P. Medici, Auteur ; A.L.J. Desbiez, Auteur ; A. Gonçalves da Silva, Auteur ; [et al.], Auteur |
| Type de document : | rapport |
| Editeur : | Gland : IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), 2007 |
| Format : | 1 vol. (259 p.) / couv. ill. en coul. |
| Note générale : | IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG) & IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) - Brasil |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
[Ecoplanète] 0100 - ECOLOGIE/MILIEUX NATURELS > 0101 - ECOLOGIE > ECOLOGIE > ESPECE MENACEE [Ecoplanète] 0100 - ECOLOGIE/MILIEUX NATURELS > 0101 - ECOLOGIE > ECOLOGIE > HABITAT NATUREL [Ecoplanète] 0200 - ENVIRONNEMENT > 0202 - GESTION ET PROTECTION DE LA FAUNE ET DE LA FLORE > PROTECTION DE LA FAUNE |
| Résumé : |
The first version of the Tapirs Action Plan, published by IUCN in 1997 (IUCN/SSC Tapirs: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan) identified habitat destruction and fragmentation, with resulting population isolation, and intensive hunting as the main factors behind the decline of populations of the four tapir species in their respective range countries (Brooks et al. 1997).
In addition, it is clear the lack of information on tapir ecology in the wild. This fact alone substantiates the establishment of research projects and scientific events that produce, compile and discuss basic information on ecology, natural history, reproductive and behavioral questions, threats, habitat conditions etc. This lack of information, together with all the other issues that were mentioned, justifies the design and implementation of action plans for the conservation and management of tapir populations in all the regions and countries where they occur. Such action plans will undoubtedly be a key contribution for their conservation, allowing the conservation community to base and justify its efforts and convince the authorities on the need to promote rational public policies for the use of natural areas, or even about the importance to preserve and protect certain threatened habitats and species. |
