Sunday, April 26, 2015

27 April is the World tapir day. How many Malaysian know about this? We should make all young generations know about this. MNS through KPA in schools should promote tapir day on 27th April.

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0423-hance-malaysia-tapir.html
Asian tapir photographed by camera trap. Photo by: Rimba.
You can't mistake an Asian tapir for anything else: for one thing, it's the only tapir on the continent; for another, it's distinct black-and-white blocky markings distinguishes it from any other tapir (or large mammal) on Earth. But still little is known about the Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus), including the number surviving. However, researchers in Malaysia are working to change that: a new study for the first time estimates population density for the neglected megafauna, while another predicts where populations may still be hiding in peninsular Malaysia, including selectively-logged areas. 

Read more: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0423-hance-malaysia-tapir.html#ixzz3YO9hYK00

Asian tapir photographed by camera trap. Photo by: Rimba.
Asian tapir photographed by camera trap. Photo by: Rimba.
Asian tapir photographed by camera trap. Photo by: Rimba.

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