The great monkey rescue
Subtitle: saving the Golden lion tamarins
By: Sandra Markle
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781467780308
Subjects: Habitat conservation; Golden lion tamarin; Juvenile literature
Description: Wild golden lion tamarins live only in Brazil's Atlantic Coastal Forest. When deforestation brought the red-furred species close to extinction, scientists had to take action. But tamarins in zoos weren't breeding. How could scientists get that to change? Then, how could they get tamarins that were born in captivity to survive when introduced to a wild habitat? And once the population was growing, how could scientists connect the limited patches of protected forest to create a habitat large enough to support a healthy population? Find out how ingenuity and a "bridge" of trees made this a scientific success story. Author's Note, Full-Color Photographs, Further Reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Photo Captions, Table of Contents, Websites.
Notes: 456 Childrens Plus, Inc.

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