Endangered Lion Tamarin Monkeys Come to NZP

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Summary

Ten endangered golden-headed lion tamarin monkeys arrive at the National Zoological Park in the middle of May, sent from Brazil to the NZP and Front Royal. The 10 tamarins are part of a large group of animals that was smuggled out of Brazil in 1983. As a result of "painstaking negotiations," most of the monkeys were returned to Brazil temporarily.

Subject

  • Conservation Biology Institute (National Zoological Park)
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, "The Torch," May 1986, p. 3-4.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

March, 1986

Topic

  • Animals
  • Endangered ecosystems
  • Tamarins
  • Endangered species

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