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Explorers at Work: Marina Rivero

Explorers at Work: Marina Rivero

National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE Fellow Marina Rivero is focused on tapir recovery in Sierra Madre de Chiapas. Despite her urban upbringing, Marina fell in love with animals from watching wildlife documentaries and camping with her family. She works hard to ensure the survival of the Baird's tapir, in part, by setting camera traps to estimate populations, map their distribution and learn more about their behaviors and ultimately share the beauty of this illusive animal with the communities she works with.

Grades

5 - 12+

Subjects

Biology, Ecology, Conservation

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Transcript (English)

- During my childhood, I always knew that I wanna work with animals. The Baird's tapir is like Frankenstein because it has a small snout like an elephant and it has feet similar like a rhino. If we want to have tapirs in the world, we have to start working now, and that's my biggest motivation. There's a conflict between people and between tapirs, so what we're trying is to create solutions so people and tapirs can live together. We are using the camera traps. We present the videos to the community so they can know what they have in their mountains.

My name is Marina Rivero. I'm a biologist working with the Baird's tapir in Chiapas, Mexico.

Transcripción (Español)

- Desde mi niñez, siempre supe que quería trabajar con animales. El tapir de Baird es como Frankenstein porque tiene un hocico pequeño como un elefante y tiene patas similares a las de un rinoceronte. Si queremos tener tapires en el mundo, debemos empezar a trabajar ahora, y esa es mi mayor motivación. Hay un conflicto entre las personas y los tapires, así que lo que tratamos de hacer es crear soluciones para que las personas y los tapires puedan vivir juntos. Usamos las cámaras trampa. Presentamos los videos a la comunidad para que sepan lo que tienen en sus montañas.

Me llamo Marina Rivero. Soy una bióloga que trabaja con el tapir de Baird en Chiapas, México.

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May 22, 2025

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