Organization: Michigan State University
Combining research with local and national conservation initiatives to ensure a viable future for the endangered Baird’s tapir in Nicaragua. Determining home range size, abundance and habitat use with the aid of GPS collars to track animals’ movements. Creating a national, IUCN-backed Tapir Conservation Committee to formulate Nicaragua’s first Tapir Conservation Plan. This is the first year this project has been funded by the DWCF.
Website:
http://www.msu.edu/
Years Funded: 2015, 2016
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