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Tamarin Trust’s first trees nearly ready for planting in the Amazon
It is wonderful to see the first saplings that Tamarin Trust’s supporters have funded ready to be planted out. Thank you so much to all of those who have purchased a tree or become a Friend of Tamarin Trust. You have helped ensure that trees essential to the survival of pied tamarins will be grown…
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Marcelo Gordo and his Manaus tree nursery: Saving the pied tamarin and restoring the Amazon at its heart
Walking into Marcelo Gordo’s laboratory, you are immediately struck by the extraordinary treasure trove of seeds from the Amazon rainforest. There is an incredible array of colours and sizes—some microscopic, others large and striking. Over the years, Marcelo has built up remarkable knowledge of how these seeds germinate and how their flowers are pollinated through complex interactions involving insects and other…
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First conservation rehabilitation centre for golden-headed lion tamarins
Thursday 26 March 2026 saw the inauguration of the first conservation rehabilitation centre for the endangered golden headed lion tamarins of Bahia, funded by Tamarin Trust. The centre is based at the State University of Santa Cruz in Ilheus. Golden-headed lion tamarins are facing severe threats as agricultural practices change in their coastal Atlantic forest…
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Become a Friend of Tamarin Trust
We are very excited to launch our new scheme, Friends of Tamarin Trust. With a small monthly donation, you will enable us to expand our work in South America with tamarins and marmosets. If you become a Friend, a portion of your donation each year will go towards the tree planting initiative we are supporting…
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Pied tamarin conservation update
Professor Marcelo Gordo at the Conservation Biology Laboratory, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) leads the project to protect the critically endangered pied tamarin in and around the rapidly expanding city of Manaus, where urban growth has caused severe habitat loss and fragmentation. The city now contains a mosaic of small forest fragments separated by roads,…
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Tamarin Trust’s conservation impact
As we come to the end of our first two years, we thought you would be interested to see just how much we have achieved already with your support. As you can see from the figure below, most of the funds we’ve raised have gone directly to frontline conservation efforts. We have excellent relationships with Brazilian…