Book on Tapirs, Their Ecological Role and the Risk of Extinction

In Colombia there are three of the four recognized tapir species in the world: the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris), present in the Amazon and the Orinoquía; the mountain tapir (Tapirus pinque), endemic to the Andes; and the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii), which inhabits the Colombian Pacific. They are all threatened. The book “Colombia, country of tapires” published in April 2025 by the Omacha Foundation and the Research Group on La…