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ATLANTA â Zoo Atlanta recently celebrated the births of twin golden lion tamarins, born on Feb. 11. The infants, who are now a month old, are the offspring of parents Blixx and Tiete.
While twin births are common for the species, the first month of life is an exceptionally fragile period for golden lion tamarins, which are born weighing only around 2 ounces. Adult golden lion tamarins â named for the orange to reddish-gold manes around their faces â are similar in size to squirrels, weighing only 22 to 25 ounces.
âThe birth of any animal at Zoo Atlanta is cause for celebration, but Zoo Atlantaâs long partnership in the conservation of this endangered species makes these especially important births that are crucial to the long-term viability of their species,â Jennifer Mickelberg, Zoo Atlantaâs vice president of collections and conservation, said.
Zoo Atlanta is doubly blessed.
The Georgia zoo recently announced that their endangered golden lion tamarins Blixx and Tiete welcomed twins on Feb 11. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Now a month old, the baby tamarins are doing well. According to Zoo Atlanta, the newborn golden lion tamarins weighed just two ounces each at birth. After an exceptionally fragile first month of life which is common for the species the twins are healthy and growing. The birth of any animal at Zoo Atlanta is cause for celebration, but Zoo Atlanta s long partnership in the conservation of this endangered species makes these especially important births that are crucial to the long-term viability of their species, Jennifer Mickelberg, Ph.D., the vice president of collections and conservation at zoo, sai
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Bereaved families and civil society organizations, with the support of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve and the Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, which include some of Brazil’s most respected restoration scientists, launched a tree-planting, wildlife conservation and restoration drive on 12 December 2020 to honour the memories of those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and to thank health workers.
The Pact is helping restoration efforts across 17 states in Brazil.
Icapuí, Ceará State, Dec 2020. Photo: Apremavi Dec 2020
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is helping the Remembrance Forests campaign to raise its profile and visibility in line with the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. Among other things, it will be engaging with civil society organizations to ensure that the native tree seedlings are properly nurtured to maturity.
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