This year has already been an extremely busy one for the Tapir Specialist Group. We continue to work hard to improve our effectiveness in terms of the conservation of tapirs and their remaining habitats in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Most of our time and energy has been spent on structuring the recently established Tapir Specialist Group Conservation Fund (TSGCF), a vehicle to raise funds for tapir conservation projects. We have been conducting a number of fundraising campaigns in partnership with the Tapir Preservation Fund (TPF), the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Tapir Taxon Advisory Group (TAG), and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Tapir Taxon Advisory Group (TAG). This is the first time that all four major tapir conservation groups have joined forces to raise funds for tapir conservation. The following organisations etc have been targeted to raise funds for the TSGCF and these are conservation NGOs, corporations, trusts and foundations, tapir-holding institutions and zoos worldwide and tapir researchers and enthusiasts. The funds are being collected and managed by the Tapir Preservation Fund. The TSGCF will support in-situ and ex-situ research, promote education work with local communities within the tapirs’ range and implement conservation recommendations. We should be ready to announce our first call for proposals in the second semester of 2003.
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