seeing golden lion tamarin
Hi
Hi
At the risk of taking over this forum with requests for information, has anyone been to the golden lion tamarin reintroduction site near Rio? I’m quite keen to go if you seen them living naturally in the field, but not if it’s zoo like – they’re at my local zoo. (In birder jargon are they tickable? )
I’ve found a company that arrange visits, Brazil Eco-travel, but they haven’t responded to emails. I’d been keen to know of other ways you can arrange a visit.
Cheers
Steve
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Jon Hall
I have been too and agree with Steve Davis. THe animals were incredibly easy to find but other than that the experience is a ‘wild’ one… It is a little expensive though if you are alone as you need to pay a flat rate fee to visit the site which is the same no matter how many people are in the group (and they only take one group a day). Look out for Dwarf Hairy Porcupines around the visitor centre which are sometimes reported And there are details on my site of people who can organise the trip http://mammalwatching.com/Neotropical/neotropicbrazil.html (at the end of the page)
Jon
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Steve Davis
Hi Steve,
We visited last autumn. The trip was arranged for us by Regina Ribeiro, a Brazilian wildlife guide. ( brasisre@gold.com.br ) We were taken to a private site; a pocket of remaining habitat where there were 3 troops of Golden Lion Tamarins. Some of the animals are radio collared and most have patches of blackish dye on the tails to differentiate individuals, and helped by a researcher we found them easily, and had superb views and photo opportunities. In the third troop there were a couple of animals without dye or collars, and I must admit that it was these that I concentrated on for photos, but having visited the small research centre afterwards and had a short talk on the research and ongoing conservation work, I came away impressed by the efforts that are being to help in the ongoing survival of these gorgeous primates. I certainly think it is well worth going if you are in the area, and that, for me, they are just as tickable as any other well studied endangered species…