We have reintroduced 140 captive-born golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus r. rosalia) into remnants of Atlantic Coastal Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil since 1984. About 60% are lost in the first post-release year. Golden lion tamarins are predatory omnivores and extractive foragers.
Abstracts of presentations: Abstracts 35-51
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0275-2565
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