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A collared tapir's nightly route crosses forest and savannah.
Wildlife/7 October 2026
Lowland tapir movement patterns using GPS collars
Three collared animals have revealed nightly movements of up to 9 km between forest and wet savannah.
D. RamkarranForest Dispatch
Three lowland tapirs were fitted with GPS collars in the southern sector this year, the first such deployment in the protected area.
Early data shows nightly movements of up to 9 km between closed forest and wet savannah, with repeated use of the same creek crossings.
The collars transmit for eighteen months. Data will be shared with the protected area's management authority as it comes in.
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