June 2004 Volume 13/1 n No. 15 Translating Research into Action Tapir Conservation The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group www.tapirspecialistgroup.org Edited by Siân S. Waters and Stefan Seitz 2004 PANAMA n Second International Tapir Symposium n Letters from the Chair and Deputy-Chairs n TSG Committee Reports n Regional News n Bibliography n TSG Membership Directory n TSG Structure Printing and distribution of the Tapir Conservation Newsletter is supported by the Houston Zoo Inc., 1513 N. Mac Gregor, Houston, Texas 77030, United States, http://www.houstonzoo.org 2 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE IUCN/SSC TAPIR SPECIALIST GROUP Contents Tapir Conservation Volume 13/1 n No. 15 n June 2004 Abbreviation Tapir Cons. From the Chair 3 Editorial Board William Konstant Letter from the Chair Patrícia Medici 3 E-mail:
[email protected] Letter from Co-Deputy Chair Siân S. Waters 6 Letter from Co-Deputy Chair William Konstant 7 Leonardo Salas E-mail:
[email protected] Second International Tapir Symposium 8 Organizers and Supporters 12 Diego J. Lizcano E-mail:
[email protected] TSG Committee Reports 14 TSG Action Planning Committee: Alan H. Shoemaker Report and Plans for Action 14 E-mail:
[email protected] TSG Fundraising Committee: Report and Plans for Action 17 TSG Zoo Committee: Report 19 Pilar Alexander Blanco Márquez Tapir Standards 20 E-mail:
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[email protected] TSG Veterinary Committee: Report and Plans for Action 21 TSG Red List Committee: Report 22 Matthew Colbert TSG Genetics Committee: Introduction and