Wild Tapir in Rio Holmul, near Nakum, PNYNN; Tapirus bairdii
Posted June 7, 2023
PNYNN park ranger Daniel Moises Perez Diaz, known as Teco, kindly send several videos of a tapir that he saw in the “Rio” Holmul near Nakum. I put it as “Rio” since most of the year it is just a series of pools of water. They only connect and start to flow if there is a really wet rainy season.
Teco has assisted the projects of FLAAR for several years. We provide him a camera, mobile phone also with camera, and cover the cost of monthly Internet so he can send key photos and videos to us.
It helps when a project on flora, fauna, ecosystems or any other related topic works together with local people in Peten.
In the many decades in wetland areas of Guatemala I have never had the luck to see a tapir in the wild. Thus I initiated getting to know the tapirs in the Auto Safari Chapin.
In addition to doing biological and ecological research, we at FLAAR (USA) and FLAAR Mesoamerica (Guatemala) also have a division for preparing books and posts on flora and fauna and ecosystems for school children in Guatemala.
At the bottom is the front cover of our MayanToons post about fun facts of the tapir.
