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An endangered Brazilian monkey has arrived in Jerusalem
In the world, only 2,500 golden mane tamarins live in the wild, the only endangered species in the world.
This week, one male individual joined the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, where a female and some of her descendants are waiting for him in order to increase the reproductive nucleus of the species.
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Ziv Reinstein
Thursday, 02 September 2021, 09:41 Updated: 10:35
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The golden mane tamarind monkey that arrived in Jerusalem (Photo: Gili Cohen Magen, The Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem)
Golden lion tamarin monkey, a kind of endangered joined this week in Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. Tamarin came from the zoo in Germany and settling in alongside his partner in order to continue breeding the garden provides a backup for the wild population.
Golden lion tamarin live in small family groups consisting of 2 Each group, even in larger ones, usually has only one breeding pair, but all the individuals living in the group help raise the offspring, with males playing an important role in caring for the puppies, especially carrying them while searching for food. Tamarin (golden-brown-stained), whose color is due to sunlight and carotenoids, which come from the food it consumes mainly from fruits and vegetables. .
"Until 2003, the tamarin was considered a critically endangered species," explains the chief veterinarian of the Biblical Zoo, Dr. Nili Magen-Avni.
"In the early 1970s, only 250 tamarins lived in the wild. Their extinction was due to the eradication of their habitats in the Atlantic forest in Brazil, for agricultural crops. The danger to tamarins has aroused nature conservation organizations "I thundered and on his habitat. An important part of the project is breeding in captivity and returning the offspring to the wild."
According to her, the Biblical Zoo has been included among the 43 zoos in the world that take part in the project after meeting strict criteria. Today, following the conservation project, 2,500 tamarins live in the wild, 50% of which are descendants of tamarins born in zoos and returned to nature.
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"Considered an endangered species."
Golden Mane Tamarin Monkey (Photo: Gili Cohen Magen, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo)
Sexual threats stem from damage to its natural habitat in Brazil (Photo: Gili Cohen Magen, Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem)
The plan: to increase the number of tamarins in the wild
Avni-Magen adds: "The restoration program has several goals: The first is to increase the number of tamarins in the wild by returning offspring born in zoos to the wild. The second is to purchase forest areas for the tamarins and plant more trees. ".
According to Avnei-Magen, after the biblical zoo proved that it meets the high requirements required to win tamarins, he received these adorable monkeys and so far four healthy offspring have been born in the zoo: "Two of Olivia's descendants will move to other zoos with the goal of establishing new breeding nuclei."
It is important to note that despite the mobilization of animal and zoo organizations around the world, a golden mane tamer is still in danger of extinction.
Most of the threats to the species stem from damage that is still ongoing in its natural habitat, mainly from urban development and construction without proper planning.
Today the bulk of the tamarind population lives in privately owned reserves, and in order for the tamarind to be declared a non-endangered species, its habitat needs to be expanded.
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