During the First International Tapir Symposium held in Costa Rica, in November 2001, it became clear that one of the biggest concerns among tapir experts was the limited attention that has been given to the conservation of Malay tapirs and that TSG should give this species priority. As a consequence, the TSG decided to organise and hold a Malay Tapir Conservation Workshop in Asia. The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Tapir Taxon Advisory Group (TAG), the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG), and the Malaysian Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) kindly agreed to support this initiative and the first steps towards the organisation of this important meeting were taken about two years ago.
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