1. Conservation!!!!!!!!!!!
Fortunately, the golden lion tamarin has been the subject of a large-scale,
determined conservation effort. A captive breeding programme aims to maintain
a zoo population of 500 individuals, and since 1984, captive-bred individuals
have been re-introduced to the wild. Furthermore, released individuals have
successfully reared young in the wild. A huge conservation education
programme in Brazil has raised the profile of the golden lion tamarin, and the
species is now widely regarded with pride as a national symbol of conservation.
In 1980, the wild population had reached an all time low of less than 100
individuals, but by 2000 this had increased to 1000, 424 of which were re-
introduced from captive stock. Despite these efforts, the species still requires
protection and continued conservation efforts if it is to evade extinction.
Our goal is to SAVE GOLDEN LION TAMARINS IN PERPETUITY in their Atlantic
Forest habitat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Today, the major threat to the
survival of the species is urban expansion, which has reduced tamarin habitat
to less than 2% of its original area. All the remaining forest is in tiny fragments
too small to support a healthy tamarin population for the long te
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