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  • A very special success story: Three new litters of buffy-headed marmosets

    We are delighted to share some really wonderful news from the conservation breeding programme at the Marmoset Centre at the Federal University of Vicosa, Minas Gerrais. Several incredibly important births have taken place in recent weeks among buffy-headed marmosets (Callithrix flaviceps), one of the rarest and most threatened primates in the world. Earlier this year,…

  • Amazon fires in pied tamarin reserve extinguished

    The news from Manaus in the Amazon has been worrying. Fires broke out in the Pied Tamarin Reserve, established just two years ago as the first-ever reserve dedicated to the conservation of the “monkey of Manaus”. Covering 13,000 hectares to the north-east of Manaus, this is a vital area of pristine forest, providing precious habitat…

  • Surviving on hand-outs in gardens – a trapped group of buffy-tufted-ear marmosets hangs on in Cordeiro city, Brazil

    Tamarin Trust is working with our partners, the Mountain Marmoset Conservation Programme, MMCP, to rescue a family group of buffy-tufted ear-marmosets in Cordeiro city, Rio de Janeiro state, and help them return to a life in the forest. During recent surveys to find the last pure populations of buffy-tufted-ear marmosets, Rodrigo Carvalho, project leader of…

  • More success breeding buffy-tufted-ear marmosets in Brazil

    Sapucaia do Sul zoo in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, has welcomed its first buffy-tufted-ear marmoset twins. This is wonderful news for the growth of the conservation assurance programme in Brazil, an important part of the conservation strategy for this threatened species of marmoset. The programme helps to ensure that the marmosets will…

  • Saving the pied tamarin: A visit to Manaus

    In his latest update from his recent visit to Brazil, Tamarin Trust founder Dom Wormell reports on the project to save the pied tamarin. We arrived at a small patch of scrubby urban forest running alongside the Mindu River, which still cuts its way through Manaus. Even before getting out of the car, you could…

  • ASZK raises over £2000 for Tamarin Trust to build tamarin bridge

    We are incredibly grateful to the Australasian Society of Zookeeping (ASZK), which has raised $4,000 Australian dollars – over £2000 – for Tamarin Trust through the 2026 ASZK Neotropical Primate Conference.  The funds will be used to support vital conservation work for callitrichid species in Brazil. On 10th September, 112 keepers from around the world…

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