Trees were cut down to build things, so golden lion tamarins had nowhere else to live. The Atlantic Forest where they live was once the size of Egypt. But in the 1970s, the Europeans started cutting down trees to build things like boats and houses. Later, farmers cut down even more trees to make way for cattle farms and crops until the forest was less than ten percent of its original size. By the 1970s, biologists estimated that there were only about 200 tamarins left in the wild!
Conservationists have done much to help them over the years, but their work isn’t over. So make sure to do your part to protect them!
How you can help:
• Visit zoos approved by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA); part of your entry fee will be donated to conservation causes.
• Look for products that have a label confirming their ingredients were grown in a rainforest-friendly way.
• Work a lemonade stand and donate the proceeds to a group that supports tamarin conservation.
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