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Tamarin Trust supports golden-headed lion tamarins
The beautiful golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) is one of the four lion tamarin species found in Brazil. It lives only in the severely threatened Atlantic coastal forests in the state of Bahia. Only 10% of the original forest remains, with obvious consequences for the golden-headed lion tamarins. Understanding how the golden-headed lion tamarin uses… Read more
News from the pied tamarin conservation action plan
We are delighted to share with you the second newsletter for the conservation of the pied tamarin, covering the many positive steps being taken to help this wonderful monkey. The newsletter has been put together by Diogo Lagroteria, the chair of the national action planning team. You can download the newsletter here: Thank you to… Read more
Road bridges and trees for pied tamarins
When the news that comes in from the Amazon makes you feel depressed and with little hope for the future, people like Marcelo Gordo can lift your mood and give you optimism for the future. He plants trees in the city of Manaus and in surrounding areas. He has created a small nursery in the… Read more
Pied tamarin conservation workshop, Manaus, Brazil
In November, Tamarin Trust, along with our colleagues, the Brazilian species conservation agency ICMBio, and Toledo Zoo, ran a workshop on the conservation and captive care of pied tamarins. This incredible monkey is only found in and around the Amazonian city of Manaus. It is critically endangered, and many tamarins are living in tiny fragments… Read more
New research highlights threat to pied tamarins
A team of Brazilian conservationists led by Diogo Lagroteria has published new information on one of the threats to the population of pied tamarins around Manaus in Amazonia. The red-handed tamarin, a widespread species, is moving into the area that used to be home only to pied tamarins, and may be pushing pied tamarins closer… Read more
Tamarin Trust supports Mountain Marmosets Conservation Programme (MMCP)
Tamarin Trust has recently funded camera traps for vital survey work on the buffy-tufted-ear marmoset being carried out by Rodrigo de Carvalho (above right), founder of the Mountain Marmosets Conservation Programme, around the city of Teresopolis. The traps will be regularly monitored so that Rodrigo can find out where these endangered marmosets still survive, and… Read more
Pied tamarin rescue centre workshop in November
In November, Tamarin Trust’s Dom Wormell will be co-leading a workshop in Manaus with ICMBio focused on the care of rescued pied tamarins in the city at the CETAS rescue centre and the CIGS zoo. The workshop is being funded by Toledo Zoo in the USA and staff from both Toledo Zoo and Apenheul in… Read more
Golden-headed lion tamarin to become city’s symbol
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
Town declares “mountain marmoset day”
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
Brazil’s President Lula da Silva signs new pied tamarin reserve into law
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