One of the most helpful steps that a number of conservation groups have taken is creating a protected habitat for the golden lion tamarin. Virtually all of these small primates now live in publicly or privately protected areas of Brazil. These areas are not under threat from destructive clearing and encroachment of settlements, human activities that, in the past, have nearly wiped out the golden lion tamarin population.
Another important component or tamarin conservation is reconnecting its fragmented habitat through replanting and repairing earlier destruction. Additionally, raising global awareness about the facts of the tamarin’s plight helps strengthen and enforce measures that help the golden lion tamarin species continue to survive.