How deforestation left cotton-top tamarins with only 5% of their habitat
In short: With fewer than 2,000 cotton-top tamarins remaining in the wild, these primates are facing extinction. This video explores the critical impact of habitat loss in South America and the local efforts underway to protect the species.
The cotton-top tamarin has seen 95% of its original rainforest home destroyed by deforestation, leaving the population critically endangered. This segment from BBC's Seven Worlds, One Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, examines how the unique continental landscapes of South America shape the animal life found there and highlights the local initiatives working to prevent the total loss of this species.
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