The iconic large-bodied Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus) is endemic to Southeast Asia and is currently listed as endangered. To date, little is known about how tapir respond to habitat fragmentation in forestry landscapes. This study aimed to assess tapir occurrence in eight forestry reserves, outside the main protected areas in Peninsular Malaysia, using non-intrusive camera trapping methods. These reserves include logged or unlogged, contiguous or fragmented, peat swamp forest and lowland dipterocarp forest. Out of 345 camera-trapping locations, over six years, we detected tapir at 39 locations, represented by 960 images. An assessment of vegetation structure and landscape variables was conducted to identify the key factors associated with their tapir presence. We found that tapir occurrence significantly increased with the number of trees with a DBH of 5–45 cm, number of saplings, percentage of canopy cover, trees with a DBH of more than 45 cm and distance from the nearest road. While, tapir detection decreased with the number of dead fallen trees and number of palms. Our data highlights the importance of conserving these remaining fragmented forest reserves, particularly peat swamp forests and ways in which suitable habitat conditions may be created to support tapir populations. We conclude by discussing intervention approaches such as relocation, reintroduction and restocking and restoration to improve the structural attributes of vegetation utilised by tapirs.

标志性的浓郁亚洲tap（Tapirus indicus）是东南亚特有的，目前被列为濒危物种。迄今为止，关于tap对森林景观中栖息地破碎的反应知之甚少。这项研究旨在使用非侵入式照相机诱集方法评估马来西亚半岛主要保护区以外的八个森林保护区的tap发生情况。这些保护区包括砍伐或未砍伐，连续或破碎的，泥炭沼泽森林和低地龙脑香林。六年来，在345个相机陷印位置中，我们在39个位置检测到tap，由960张图像表示。对植被结构和景观变量进行了评估，以确定与their存在有关的关键因素。我们发现tap的发生率随DBH为5–45厘米的树的数量，幼树的数量，DBH大于45厘米且距最近道路的距离的树冠覆盖百分比。同时，tap的检测随着倒下的死树和棕榈树的数量而下降。我们的数据强调了保护这些剩余的零散森林储备的重要性，尤其是泥炭沼泽森林以及可以创造适当的栖息地条件来支持tap种群的方式。最后，我们讨论了干预措施，例如搬迁，再引入，放养和恢复，以改善tap利用的植被的结构属性。特别是泥炭沼泽森林，以及可以创造合适的栖息地条件来支持tap种群的方式。最后，我们讨论了干预措施，例如搬迁，再引入，放养和恢复，以改善tap利用的植被的结构属性。特别是泥炭沼泽森林，以及可以创造合适的栖息地条件来支持tap种群的方式。最后，我们讨论了干预措施，例如搬迁，再引入，放养和恢复，以改善tap利用的植被的结构属性。