How Can We Save The Golden Lion Tamarin

Golden lion tamarins are going extinct fast, but if we all work together, we can save them. Here are some things you can do. Donate to Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado and Save the Golden Lion Tamarin. Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado(AMLD) is a Brazilian nonprofit organization that is responsible for organizing all efforts to save the golden lion tamarins in their native forest and protect the benefits that the forest provides to people. AMLD works in Rio de Janeiro, a place in the Amazon Rainforest, to monitor Golden lion tamarins and forests and support the restoration of the golden lion tamarin’s habitat. It also helps to engage local people in protecting their forest. Save the Golden Lion Tamarin (SGLT) is a U.S.-based public charity that provides technical and financial support to help Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado achieve their goal of having at least 2,000 Golden Lion Tamarins living in at least 62,000 acres (97 square miles) of connected and protected forest.

There are other ways to save the rainforest too. Try to avoid palm oil. According to rainforest foundation.org, palm oil is found in half of all processed foods in the US, and is a key contributor to rainforest deforestation! You can also help migrating birds, which helps the Amazon rainforest maintain its biodiversity, which then helps the golden lion tamarins. To do this, just plant native plants, bird and insect attracting flowers, or hang up a birdbath or birdhouse. All of these things help migrating birds make it to the rainforests of Central and South America. By giving them food, water and shelter you help the native birds make the journey every year. You can also help the Amazon Rainforest by avoiding guitars, furniture and other wood products made from threatened rainforest woods like Mahogany, Rosewood, Jatoba, Ebony, and other tropical hardwoods. Lastly, tell others about this problem.