Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title How tapir toilets become buffets & boost global awareness of forest biodiversity via Mongabay Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Mongabay Media type Online journalism Country/Territory United States Date 29/07/2025 Description What looks like a pile of poop to some is a rich buffet to others, and a seed bank for some tropical forests’ futures. This is the story of how a recent Mongabay feature about lowland tapir latrines in Brazil revealed an underappreciated ecological asset and sparked widespread attention in the media and from Hollywood. URL https://mongabay.org/impact/how-tapir-toilets-become-buffets-boost-global-awareness-of-forest-biodiversity-via-mongabay/ Persons Nacho Villar, Laís Lautenschlager, Mauro Galetti
Keywords
- tapir
- biodiversity
- tropical forests
- trophic cascade
- seed dispersal
- latrines
- large herbivores
- frugivores
- NIOO not mentioned