This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive work ever published on all four tapir species worldwide, filling a gap in the scientific literature. The book provides information on the systematics, phylogeny, evolution, ecology, conservation, and management of all tapir species.

This volume is aimed at a wide range of readers, including researchers, wildlife managers, zoologists, conservation biologists, ecologists, veterinarians, zoo staff, students and environmental policy makers.

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Mario Melletti is an Italian freelance wildlife biologist and a member of the African Buffalo Initiative Group and the Wild Pig Specialist Group, both of the IUCN SSC. During his Ph.D. and M.Sc. studies, he was affiliated with the Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy, and the Department of Conservation Biology, Estaci�n Bi�logica de Do�ana (CSIC-EBD), Seville, Spain. For about 3 years he has been studying the ecology and behavior of the forest buffalo in Central Africa. Mario has conducted research on other large mammals and has participated in some projects and surveys on large mammals in several African countries. In 2010, he began editing books on mammalian biology, conservation, and management. He has edited a total of seven books and about 70 scientific publications.

Rafael Reyna-Hurtado is a Mexican biologist who has been studying tropical ungulates in Mesoamerica since 1997. Rafael received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida, USA. He also conducted a three-year postdoctoral study at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, focusing on East African terrestrial forest mammals. Rafael's research has focused on the movement ecology of social species, particularly the white-lipped peccary in the Calakmul forest of Mexico and the giant forest hog in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Rafael is a professor at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in the city of Campeche, southern Mexico, where he has formed a team of highly qualified students who are conducting studies on the movement patterns of tropical ungulates throughout Mesoamerica. Rafael has published more than 100 scientific journal articles and book chapters, 20 of which focus on the ecological or population aspects of the Baird's tapir.

Patr�cia Medici is a Brazilian conservationist whose main professional interests are tapir conservation, tropical forest conservation, landscape ecology, and communication. Patr�cia has a Bachelor's Degree in Forestry Sciences from the S�o Paulo University (USP - Universidade de S�o Paulo), a Master's Degree in Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Brazil, and a Ph.D. Degree in Biodiversity Management from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent, United Kingdom. For over three decades, Patr�cia has been working for a Brazilian non-governmental organization called IP� - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecol�gicas (Institute for Ecological Research) of which she was one of the founding members in 1992. Since 1996, Patr�cia coordinates the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative (LTCI) and dedicates her life to the conservation of tapirs and their remaining habitats in Brazil. Since 2000, Patr�cia has been the Chairperson of the IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG), a network of over 100 tapir conservationists from 25 different countries worldwide. Patr�cia is a TED Fellow since 2014 and a National Geographic Explorer since 2019. She has been honored with several prestigious conservation awards: Harry Messel Conservation Leadership Award from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (2004); Future for Nature Award from the Future for Nature Foundation in the Netherlands (2008); Whitley Award from the Whitley Fund for Nature in the United Kingdom (2008); Columbus Zoo Commitment to Conservation Award (2017); William G. Conway International Conservation Award - Significant Achievement (2018); National Geographic Society / Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation (2019); Whitley Gold Award from the Whitley Fund for Nature in the United Kingdom (2020); and, WINGS Women of Discovery Award (2024).

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