An investigation into the sudden deaths of two Malayan tapirs at the Denver Zoo determined they died after receiving a heavy dose of copper. Tapirs typically live up to 30 years. However, JonHi, 16, ...
A 25-year-old Baird’s tapir died this week at the Bergen County Zoo, according to a Facebook post from the zoo. “Tonka” arrived at the zoo in 2003 at the age of 3 and lived five years longer than the ...
DENVER (KDVR) — Caregivers are mourning and reviewing their processes at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance after an accidental “misdosing” led to the death of the zoo’s two Malayan tapirs. The zoo ...
An investigation has revealed the cause of death of two Malayan tapirs at the Denver Zoo. The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced last week that the two tapirs, 16-year-old JonHi and ...
Police arrested a man Friday morning suspected of killing a tapir among other animals in several protected areas in southern Costa Rica. The suspect, identified by the last names Gamboa Jiménez, ...