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🐾 Giornata Mondiale del Tapiro

La Giornata Mondiale del Tapiro, celebrata ogni anno il 27 aprile, torna anche nel 2026 con nuove storie, progetti e iniziative dedicate a uno degli animali più antichi e sorprendenti del pianeta. La ricorrenza, nata nel 2008 grazie a organizzazioni internazionali impegnate nella tutela della fauna selvatica, ha l’obiettivo di far conoscere meglio i tapiri e di sostenere le azioni per proteggerli dall’estinzione.

Per collegarti all’articolo già pubblicato su Perfettamente Chic, puoi ripartire da qui: ⬇️

https://perfettamentechic.com/2025/04/27/🐾world-tapir-day🐾/

🌍 Perché proprio il 27 aprile?

La data è stata scelta in onore di April, un tapiro di Baird nato in Belize, simbolo nazionale e amatissimo dagli ambientalisti. La sua nascita ricorre proprio il 27 aprile, trasformato così in un giorno dedicato alla celebrazione e alla protezione di tutti i tapiri del mondo.

🐾 Novità e curiosità per il 2026

Il 2026 porta con sé nuove iniziative che arricchiscono la celebrazione:

• Programmi di conservazione rafforzati: continuano i progetti internazionali per proteggere le quattro specie di tapiro esistenti, tutte considerate in pericolo di estinzione.
• Focus sul tapiro malese, il più raro e l’unico asiatico, con campagne dedicate alla tutela del suo habitat frammentato.
• Coinvolgimento del pubblico: come nel caso del Bioparc Fuengirola, che nel 2025 ha lanciato una votazione per scegliere il nome di un cucciolo di tapiro malese — iniziativa che nel 2026 viene riproposta da diversi parchi zoologici per sensibilizzare i visitatori.
• Nuove attività educative online: la community internazionale di World Tapir Day continua a crescere, con eventi digitali, dirette social e materiali informativi per far conoscere il ruolo ecologico dei tapiri, veri “giardinieri delle foreste”.

🌱 Perché i tapiri sono così importanti?

Oltre al loro aspetto buffo e preistorico, i tapiri svolgono un ruolo fondamentale negli ecosistemi tropicali: disperdono semi, modellano la vegetazione e contribuiscono alla salute delle foreste. Proteggerli significa proteggere interi habitat.

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

Red Wolf, I’m a fan of your silly big ears. I’ve been tracking one via Fahlo recently. She’s evidently had 14 pups, that’s wild!
These guys are a critically endangered species that is native to North Carolina, which is where I live now. They used to be everywhere from New York to Texas but hunting was so bad that they were declared extinct in 1980. They’re the only wolf exclusive to the United States. Thanks to humans’ help they’ve been growing in population again! As of last year there were 293 Red Wolves in human care across the States and 17 in the wild in North Carolina. They’re very good boys and girls. I’d love to go see them someday. 🐺

GUYS WE'RE HAVING A BABY PYGMY HIPPO FOR CHRISTMAS 🥹🥹🥹

https://metrorichmondzoo.com/newsroom/pygmy-hippo-born-before-christmas/

#zoo #zoology #nature #animals #CuteAnimals #endangeredspecies #richmond #richmondzoo #Pygmy #pygmyhippo #hippo #hippopotamus #animalconservation #naturecommunity #naturelovers #animallovers #natureconservation #GoodNews #positivity #positive #environment #news #christmas #christmas2024

You can find yourself living with quirky characters when looking for a sharehouse, but we bet this wombat didn't think it would end up with a fox and her cub for burrow-mates!

What makes this situation so unique is that foxes generally predate on wombats, but the pair documented by WWF-Australia seem to be making it work.

Learn more about this unlikely housemate situation… https://ausgeo.co/wombatfox

#australia #wombat #wombats #fox #foxcub #animal #animals #babyanimal #animalconservation #wildlifeconservation #cuteanimal #science #conservation
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #nature #wildlife

Check out the Australian Wildlife Conservancy team in the field and learn about the wonderful ways they protect Australia's iconic and adorable numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus)!

Unfortunately, numbats are one of Australia's most threatened mammals, but our latest fundraiser, in collaboration with AWC, seeks to save this special species. https://youtu.be/tCQyM1-CLEk

Discover how you can get involved… https://ausgeo.co/savenumbats

🎥 Brad Leue
📷 Alexandra Ross

#conservation #wildlifeconservation #conservationphotography #animalconservation #wildlifeplanet #wildlifephotographer #naturephotography #naturelover #naturegram #australia #seeaustralia #australiagram #australian #naturelovers #nature #wildlifeonearth #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#environment #globalwarming #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #biology #nature #wildlife

Production Plan Ahead….! 🙂 | Serengeti | Tanzania
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#africanwildlifephotography #bownaankamal #igscwildlife #african_trails #naturalightphotography #seewildlife #animal_sultans #wildlifephotography #wildlife_seekers #serengetinationalpark #antelopeoftheworld #wildlifephotos #wildlifeart #safarigram #natgeoyourlens #animalconservation #wanderlust #antelopes #saveourspecies #planetearth #nikonphotography #naturephoto #wildebeest #animalphotos #welivetotravel #wildernessnation

Mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) or balbok, is a large antelope found in high altitude woodlands in a small part of central Ethiopia. It is a monotypic species (without any identified subspecies).
🦌 Dinsho | Ethiopia
#naturephoto #ecotourism #animalconservation #mountainnyala #balemountain #travelafrica #bownaankamal #animalsaddict #nikon #antelopes #natureismetal #safarilife #animal_sultans #lovelyanimals #ethiopianwildlife #wildlifethroughlens #ethiopiawildlife

BBC News - Marwell lonely giraffe victim of post-Brexit red tape
#BrexitReality
#AnimalConservation

Marwell lonely giraffe victim of post-Brexit red tape https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-64628821
>Marwell is among conservation groups calling for an end to bureaucracy surrounding animal transfers.

For people who like #zoology and #zoos and #AnimalConservation there are several series from #NationalGeographic called "Secrets of the Zoo" on Disney plus. I don't watch much TV so I'm still working through the "Zoo Down Under" about #TarongaZoo in Sydney Australia.
It's very cool. Lots of segments about veterinary, diet, conservation and training/enrichment work at the zoo. Also many cool animals up close.

Bohor reedbuck (Redunca redunca) is an antelope native to central Africa. The animal is placed under the genus Redunca and in the family Bovidae. The bohor reedbuck has five subspecies.
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🦌 Nairobi | Kenya
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#animalconservation #wildanimals #wildlifesafari #kenya #animalphotos #antelopesofafrica #africasafari #animalcaptures #africanwildlife #africanwildlifephotography #antelope #bownaankamal #antelopes #mammal #nairobinationalpark #animal_sultans #nature_perfection

Cute Kirk’s Dik-Diks are unfortunately the most wanted delicacy for Leopards.
🦌 Masai Mara | Kenya
#naturephoto #nature_good #antelope #animals_illife #masaimara #naturelover #animal_sultans #antelopes #animals_captures #kirksdikdik #animal_bestshots #animalconservation #mammal #naturephotography #animalportrait #nature #bownaankamal #nature_brilliance #animal_fanatics #animalportraits #dikdiks #dikdik #nature_perfection #animals_in_world #animalphotos #animals #africanwildlife #animalcaptures