Journal of Wildlife and Parks, 32: In press (2017) MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF A TRANSLOCATED MALAYAN TAPIR IN SENALING INAS FOREST RESERVE, NEGERI SEMBILAN *Mahathir, M. 1 , Donny, Y. 1 , Noor, J.N.J. 3 , Magintan, D. 1 , Anuar, I. 1 , Shahril, E.J. 1 , Rosli, S. 1 , Norzalie, A.S. 1 , Mohd Shafiq, A.L. 1 , Zaihamrizal A.H. 1 , Amri, I. 1 , Mamat S. 1 , Pazil, A.P. 1 , Traeholt, C. 2 , Simpson, B. 2 , Sanusi, M. 2 & Rizal, A.R. 2 1 Biodiversity Conservation Division, Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), KM 10 Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur. 2 Copenhagen Zoo Southeast Asia Programme, Malay Tapir Conservation Project, 840 Ukay Bayu, Jalan Tebrau 1, Ukay Height, 68000 Ampang, Malaysia. 3 Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan. *Corresponding author’s email: mahathir@wildlife.gov.my ABSTRACT The translocation of mammal species from areas that threaten their survival is one of several wildlife management strategies currently employed by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in Peninsular Malaysia. This preliminary study on the movement activities of a male Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) fitted with a satellite collar reports the spatial and temporal movement patterns for seven months in Senaling Inas Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan. Our results showed that the tapir travelled more than 446 km, within a 62 km 2 area in the new location and frequented habitats in and around open agriculture areas close to villages compared to forest areas. The maximum distance travelled was 7.9 km per day, with frequent movement occurring during the day. Further research is required to understand the management implications of translocating large animals. Keywords: Satellite collar, translocate, temporal movement, Malayan tapir Received (04- January -16); Accepted (01-August-17); Available online (18-August-17) Citation : Mahathir, M., Donny, Y., Noor, J.N.J., Magintan, D., Anuar, I., Shahril, E.J., Rosli, S., Norzalie, A.S., Mohd Syafiq, A.L., Zaihamrizal A.H., Amri, I., Mamat S., Pazil, A.P., Traeholt, C., Simpson, B., Sanusi, M. & Rizal, A.R. (2017). Movement patterns of a translocated Malayan Tapir in Senaling Inas Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan. Journal of Wildlife and National Parks, 32: In press. INTRODUCTION The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is considered endangered throughout its range (Traeholt et al., 2016). Apart from protected areas, forest reserves appear to be important habitats for the tapir in Peninsular Malaysia (Clements et al., 2012). However, the expansion of monoculture plantations in forest reserves (Aziz et al., 2010) and construction of roads (Clements et al., 2014) threaten its survival. The Tapir Conservation Unit in the Biodiversity Conservation Division of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (DWNP) is actively working to rescue