June 21, 2008
Kendra just got back from Costa Rica and there are some new babies! Prima had a baby that is about 1-2 months old and we're working on getting the pictures posted. Playa and Sol (zone 1) also had a baby that we need to name! Check out the name-a-tapir page to learn how you can participate in selecting a name.
April 8, 2008
We're currently raising $800 to help with a project to study Mamasota as she ages. She has been getting thinner and we want to follow her around to understand if her behavior is changing. Visit the Mamasota page to learn more, or the donation page to help with this project
April 3, 2008
Join us in celebrating the inaugural World Tapir Day on April 27! It's our opportunity to raise awareness of this amazing animal.
We now have three baby tapirs just waiting to be named! Adopt a tapir and you may just get to name one of the babies!
When I was in the field in February of 2007 I had the amazing pleasure of meeting Chuck and Amanda. I had exchanged an email or two with them saying I was going to be in Corcovado and that I would love to meet Tapir fans! I get several emails saying that people want to meet me in Costa Rica but not very many people actually meet me. So I was sitting down after the sun went down and Chuck and Amanda walked up to the back lab. We hit it off right away since we had tapirs in common and the plan brewed to start a tapir web site. This is something that had always been in the back of my mind but I did not have the talent of being able to construct a web site. Well Chuck instantly said that he would love to help and I was not going to let that opportunity slip away. I am pretty sure that I emailed him before he even returned from Costa Rica. Now you can see the amazing work he does here as well as at Kuposoft. Thank you so much Chuck and Amanda.
There were two new babies born in July 2006. Mamasota had a baby Bejuca (pictured here) and Prima had a baby who has yet to be named!