These endangered wild monkeys, called golden lion tamarins, have now been vaccinated against yellow fever, part of a pathbreaking campaign to save a threatened species. ___The story of the golden lion tamarins is an epic saga – one that Marcos da Silva Freire, a longtime Brazilian health official, has experienced firsthand. Yet it’s the only place in the world that wild golden lion tamarins live. When the team finally got government approval to begin vaccinating wild monkeys, Freire supervised the first rounds of shots. And now the golden lion tamarins have a better shot at surviving as symbols of the Atlantic Forest.

Source: Ethiopian News February 02, 2023 02:43 UTC