The muncipality of Iheus in the Brazilian state of Bahia has approved a draft law to make the golden-headed lion tamarin, or Bahian lion tamarin, the city’s official symbol. March 26 will be Bahian Lion Tamarin Day. This follows on from the recent naming of the buffy-headed marmoset as part of the municipality of Portiuncula’s… Read more

The municipality of Portiuncula in Brazil has passed a law naming the buffy-headed marmoset as part of its biodiversity heritage, and declared June 17th as the annual “Mountain Marmoset Day”. The area’s public authorities aim to use this special day as a focus for information and education about the mountain marmosets’ conservation and ecosystem. The… Read more

On 6 June 2024, President Lula da Silva of Brazil signed a new 15,000 hectare reserve into law. This reserve will protect part of the remaining population of the pied tamarin, and is a huge achievement for Brazilian conservationists working with this critically endangered species. Lula signed the decree on International Environment Day, and at… Read more

This documentary will follow Brazilian and UK conservationists as they search for the remaining groups of buffy-headed marmosets and rescue any that are in imminent danger.  It will document the first steps in setting up a breeding progamme in Brazil for these monkeys, hopefully recording the first captive-born infants. The documentary will be produced in… Read more

March 2024 – the Tamarin Trust registered as a charity in England and Wales. Read more