An even closer encounter with a Mountain Tapir in our Rio Zunac Reserve!

 

A few days ago I posted Alyssa Kullberg’s video of a Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) that came to dinner at our research station in the Rio Zunac Reserve. On the same trip, she and our staff ran into this fearless Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque). Our guard Santiago Recalde caught the encounter on video.  These are extraordinary sightings of rare animals that seem to have lost all fear of humans, after being protected by us for the last dozen years.

Lou Jost. Fndacion EcoMinga

¡Un encuentro aún más cercano con un Tapir de Montaña en nuestra Reserva Río Zuñac!
Unos pocos días atrás publiqué el video de Alyssa Kullberg sobre un Oso de Anteojos (Tremarctos ornatus) que vino a cenar en nuestra estación científica en la Reserva Río Zuñac. En el mismo viaje, ella y nuestro equipo se encontraron con este intrépido Tapir de Montaña (Tapirus pinchaque). Nuestro guardia, Santiago Recalde, captó el encuentro en video. Estos son avistamientos extraordinarios de animales raros que parecen haber perdido todo temor a los humanos, después de haber sido protegidos por nosotros durante los últimos doce años.
Lou Jost, Fundación EcoMinga
Traducción: Salomé Solórzano-Flores

5 thoughts on “An even closer encounter with a Mountain Tapir in our Rio Zunac Reserve!

  1. Lou,

    May I suggest you add a “share” button on your post. I would like to share your material on facebook and LinkedIn if possible. I try to copy and paste some of your reports but do not know if the viewers can sign up for your post.

    Billy Henry Cotacachi

    On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:19 PM Fundacion EcoMinga wrote:

    > Lou Jost posted: “https://youtu.be/oELu70mPp4I A few days ago I posted > Alyssa Kullberg’s video of a Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) that came > to dinner at our research station in the Rio Zunac Reserve. On the same > trip, she and our staff ran into this fearles” >

    • Hi Billy,
      Thanks very much for helping me spread the posts, and for the suggestions. On my browser there are “Share” buttons for Facebook, etc, beneath every post, There is also a “Follow” button below the “Comments” section where anyone can subscribe to the blog. Maybe these don’t show up on certain browsers? Can you check again?

      • I was able to sign up to follow from your facebook post that Bill is referring to. Thanks bunches

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