Brazilian Tapir Art Print - White

As ecological engineers, tapirs change the structure of plant communities and have an important role in dispersing seeds over long distances. (They eat plants, not ants like the unrelated but slightly-similar-looking anteater.)

Tapirs were once distributed across North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. Today, three species live in South America and one in Asia. Populations of each species have reduced by more than 30% over the last 30 years or so (a teeny-tiny minuscule proportion of their 20-million-year history!)

Habitat loss is a big threat, but even in areas where the habitat is safe, tapirs are threatened by hunting. Huge numbers of tapirs are killed every year for meat, medicine and in retaliation for the animals raiding farmers’ crops. They are also killed unintentionally on the roads and some populations suffer from infectious diseases passed on from domestic livestock.

Following years of research to try and figure out these elusive mammals, conservation efforts are focussed primarily on restoring habitat and reducing hunting. The creation of wildlife corridors could be an important means of maintaining diversity in populations, helping tapirs move safely between the fragments of protected habitat that remain. 

 - A4 (21.0 x 29.7cm)

- This listing is for the art print only; it does not include a mount or frame

- Your print will be protected by a sheet of greyboard and packaged in a compostable sleeve

- Prints are posted in hard-backed envelopes for extra protection

We are very environmentally conscious and aim to keep the carbon footprint of the business to an absolute minimum. All Wild Lines greetings cards and stationery products are as sustainable as possible. The cards, notebooks and advent colouring books are made of recycled paper.

Because of the quality necessary for art prints, they are not printed on recycled paper. The paper is, however, FSC certified as sustainably sourced. We hope the art prints will have long lives in their new homes before, one day (in the faraway future!), being recycled.

The art prints are packaged with recycled backboards in compostable sleeves. We post all products in hard-backed envelopes. From the tape to stuffing, all of the packaging is also fully recyclable (and recycled where possible).

The price includes eco-friendly packaging and free Second Class postage to UK addresses. There is an option to pay a little extra and upgrade to First Class postage at check out if you need your products sooner.

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