Didi was concerned about this and asked Patr cia to make sure we knew it. All of this wood is very expensive and are only sold after environmental certification. For this reason, Didi was pleased that he could make the tapirs out of scrap. Also, as a conservation-conscious emplyee of the State Park, he wanted to be sure that his materials were obtained in a way that was ecologically sound. To our unpracticed eye, all of the wood types looked similar under the shiny finish, but each tapir comes wrapped in plastic with the wood type written on an attached label.
All tapirs are endangered species.
Saving tapirs helps save the rainforest.