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29 October 1997

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TAPIR TALK   -  29 October 1997   -   Vol. 1, No. 80

Contents of this issue
    1. Intro: Miguel Padilla
    2. Mammalian Species review of T. pinchaque
    3. Range of T. pinchaque
    4. von Richter article
    5. Contact in Spanish
    6. Mountain tapirs, spectacled bears - sympatric and not
    7. Andean mammal distribution





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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 20:00:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Clarias5@aol.com
To: tapir@tapirback.com
cc: Robert.Dowler@angelo.edu, BZTREC@btl.net
Subject: Re: Tapir Talk Digest - 27 October 1997 - Vol. 1, No. 74

To all

     My name is Miguel Padilla.  This is my first foray into "Tapir Talk" and
so the following topics may seem somewhat scattered.  I have been receiving
the e-mails for several weeks now and did not feel that I had much to
contribute until now (I hope).

     First, I would just like to inform the group that I am nearing the
completion of my second "Mammalian Species" review article, the subject of
which is Tapirus pinchaque.  My first review article was on T. terrestris.
 If anyone has any very recently published articles on TP, or any old but
obscure ones as well, let me know so that I can incorporate same into this
paper.

     Second, as far as the "TP in Venezuela" controversy is concerned, it is
my opinion that TP did exist in Venezuela, and probably did so until fairly
recently.  If in the future, I come across some article with the
"breathtaking" news that TP has been "rediscovered" in Venezuela, my breath
would certainly not be "took."  For some general references to TP in
Venezuela, see:

     1.  Cabrera, A.  1961  Catalago de los mammiferes de America del Sur.
 Vol. 2
          Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardo
Rivadivia," 
          Instituto Nacional de Investigacion de las Ciencias Naturales,
Ciencias 
          Zoologicas, 4:309-732.

     2.  Hershkovitz, P.  1954.  Mammals of northern Colombia.  Preliminary
report
         No. 7:  Tapirs (genus Tapirus), with a sytematic review of American
species.
         Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 103:465-496.

The Peruvian population of TP was estimated to range from 100 to 200
individuals on or about 1969.  There are probably significantly fewer animals
today and unless there is a major shift in the attitudes of the local
populace, someone in the not so distant future might be wondering whether TP
ever lived in Peru.

     Third, I believe that I have a copy of Richter's article.  However, the
copy is in the Bronx (in the Capital of the World, New York), I am in
Virginia and I will not be going back to the Bronx until the first week of
November in order to pack for my trip to Belize.  However, if the need for
the article is not pressing, I will gladly send a copy when I get back from
my trip.

     Lastly ... aunque el Espanol mio es simplemente fatal, yo lo puedo leer.
 Si necesitan informacion, me pueden escribir en Espanol usando esta froma o
con el nombre de computadora mio que es "Clarias5@AOL.com" o
"Clarias5@MSN.com." Yo quisiera tratar de alludar los que estan trabajando
para salvar estos bestias magnificos.   

     Thanks.

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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 12:14:31 -0400 (GMT-0400)
From: Grupo  Andigena  
X-Sender: andigena@perol
To: Tapir 
cc: Denis Alexander Torres 
Subject: Re: Tapir Talk Digest


Andean Bears and Mountain Tapirs in Venezuela.

Readers,

On the note regarding Spectacled Bear distribution in extreme southwestern
Venezuela and the Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) occuring
sympatrically there, I believe that it may be a possibility. However,
Spectacled Bear is found throughout main Venezuelan cordilleras (Perija
range and Cordillera de Merida). Yet, the Tapir is not known from
these systems, thus not being a criteria for suposing equal distribution.

Efforts should be made in Venezuelan/Colombian border ranges as the Tama,
where little has been done and lot is expected to be found. El Tama range
actually belongs to Colombian Cordillera Oriental, and is highly probable
that Mountain Tapir occurs there. On the other hand, historical presence
of this Tapir in Cordillera de Merida is unknown and research is to be
done in order to find clues of its former existence (?).

Reports from colombian researcher prof. Lizcano  stating that the Mountain
Tapir occurs in el Tama range is highlitening.

Currently, the Andigena group is carrying out projects on various
Venezuelan Andean Mammals, primarily, to know their exact distributional
range. Any information in this topic are welcomed. Please contact me at my
e-mail address. Thanks.

Denis A. Torres
andigena@forest.ula.ve

Grupo Andigena
Escuela de Geografia
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales
Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela.


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