Mountain tapirs (Tapirus pinchaque)

How many are kept here @toto98 ?

Theres two individuals, an old female that came from the Los Angeles Zoo and a young male rescued a few years back.

Here's an old picture of him: Baby mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) - ZooChat

@toto98 They are beautiful animals, do you think there will be an ex-situ captive breeding programme established for the species at Cali ?

Or do you think that the conservation of the species is much more geared towards in-situ efforts in the Paramos ?

@Onychorhynchus coronatus I understand the female is unfortunately too old to breed, and there aren't really any breeding age females left in captivity. So unless there is another rescued female in the near future, I don't think there would be any possibilities to establish an ex-situ programme.

With regards to the Paramo projects, I also know the zoo has worked closely with Purace National Park, however, the impact there is limited as the park falls under multiple other jurisdictions which make any projects a bit hard to implement.

@toto98 Thanks for sharing ! That is quite a shame in terms of both ex-situ and in-situ.

That said, it is great that Colombians can go and see this species at the Cali zoo and learn about them and their plight, I think in that sense it is awesome.