We are planning to run the next in a series of workshops in Brazil focusing on the conservation management of threatened marmosets and tamarins. The workshops will bring together Brazilian conservationists and policy makers working in rescue centres, zoos, universities, national and local government. All accommodation and food for attendees will be paid for by the workshop organisers. This will help key staff working directly with our target species to attend.

The first workshop will take place in Manaus, home of the pied tamarin, in November, and will produce plans and protocols for expanding the government rescue centre outside the city.

The second workshop will be in the Atlantic forest home of the mountain marmosets.

Workshops in our species’ home countries help to build up skills and expertise, so that captive populations and reintroductions can be as successful as possible. We hope to host 30-40 participants who will then be able to work together on the conservation of tamarins and marmosets.

Workshops like this have helped to improve breeding success, health and wellbeing of captive tamarins and marmosets in South America.