Saving the world’s smallest monkeys from extinction-
Reforesting the Amazon for the Monkey of Manaus
The Amazon rainforest — the lungs of our planet — is disappearing at an alarming rate. Vast areas once rich in wildlife and towering trees have been reduced to barren land. But together, we can bring life back. Tamarin Trust is raising funds to support a fantastic new initiative to buy native seeds and seedlings…
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Colombia’s endemic tamarins: 20 years of conservation lead to real success
Tamarin Trust’s founder, Dom Wormell, has been working for the conservation of tamarins in Colombia for two decades. Here he describes what he experienced in a trip to the country in September 2025, and how it contrasts with what he found on his first visit. “More than twenty years ago, I found myself in a…
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Strategic planning meeting on the conservation of golden-headed lion tamarins
The golden-headed lion tamarin or Bahian lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, is one of the 17 endangered primate species endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The species is in the National Action Plan for Atlantic Forest Primates and the Maned Sloth. Its habitat is fast disappearing with the expansion of cattle ranching and urban areas eating into the…
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Gale Glendewar discusses the importance of primate workshops
Gale Glendewar works with Tamarin Trust to facilitate and teach workshops on the conservation management of marmosets and tamarins. She has worked for over 20 years with many mammal species, particularly those that need conservation assurance populations in captivity, and has taught on a series of workshops in Colombia and Brazil, mostly recently with Tamarin…
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Helping Endangered Golden-headed Lion Tamarins in Bahia
Following the rescue centre conference in Brasilia, we travelled to Bahia to visit Leonardo Carvalho Oliveira and Danilo Simonini, who are actively involved in the conservation of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Ilhéus. This species is endangered, and their situation mirrors that of many others: over 40% of their habitat has been lost in…
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Tamarin Trust at the National Rescue Centre Conference in Brasília
It was a great honour for Tamarin Trust to be invited by IBAMA, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, to participate in its National Rescue Centre Conference in Brasília in August. Our invitation came through Taiana Beskov Barros, a coordinator and analyst for rescue centres, who attended the workshop we ran…