Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The Golden lion Tamarins

When you hear this name, the golden lion tamarins, you will be surprised because it means a monkey that has gold color and has a collar like the lion has. The golden lion lives in heavy populations like the coastal region of Brazil. About 1500 golden lions live in the coastal region of Brazil and 450 live in the zoos. People who go to the forest are capturing them. Also, they are being threatened by the global warming. In addition, there is conservation efforts that began in the early 1970s and that was an agreement between the national zoological park in Washington and the Rio de Janeiro primate center. The golden lion tamarin began to become extinct and disappear from the forests and there are not many of them in the world.
There are many reasons that cause the extinction of species, such as global warning, and the golden lion is endangered because of the effects of them. There should be collaboration between the countries that have endangered species and the international community. There should be a strong system projecting the forests and its species. The governments should think about many ways that bring the benefit from the forests and its species.
First of all, there should be cooperation and collaboration between the countries. The other countries can help the countries that have endangered animals by taking them and launching them in their forests, or putting them in zoos that are perfect for them to live in. In addition, in this way there will be protection for the animals’ lives and both countries will get the benefit of the cooperation. Moreover, this way is considered like business because the country which will help the other countries will gain money in many ways.
Secondly, the country that has the forests and the usual species should maintain them. Also, the forests are resources for many countries, so it hurt the countries when the forest is being in bad shape and people cross the forest and abuse them. In addition, the countries should consider the forests like private property, and establish a strong system and try to protect the animals and their homes before global warming and the climate problems come.
Thirdly, the government is the organization that carries the responsibility of protecting the forests and the species. The government can get the benefit of this issue in many ways. For example, they can exploit the forest and its species by arranging schedules within some activities and teach the people about the importance of the species and the forests and how the government could get the benefit when the people help each other to protect the forests. Also, they can get the benefit of the rare species they have by putting them in the zoos avoiding the global warming and gaining the money from the visitors.
The opponents of the protecting of the species claim that global warming will come, no matter what happens and what the people try to do. They are wrong because there is no clue that the global warming is happening because of natural effects. Mostly the regions that have endangered species have a lot of human activities and they have some resources being used a lot which are not renewable resources, so when we limit the use of some resources we can develop the situation in the right way and find a solution to avoid the global warming.

References:
World association of zoos and aquariums. Save the Atlantic rainforest- living space of the golden lion tamarins. Retrieved 2006 from http://www.waza.org/consevation/projects/projects.php?id=25
University of Maryland. Golden lion tamarin conservation program. (N.d). Retrieved from http://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/GLTprogram/Learn
Labbeth, E. Back to the wild how scientists are trying to protect the endangered golden lion tamarins of Brazil. Retrieved from http:/findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_Moepg/is_n10-v31/ai_19801255.
Persoms,S. A conservation program succeeds by embracing trial and error. Retrieved (1997,Oct) from http://www.plentymag.com/features/2007/08/monkey_business_print.php

The Associated Press. Conservation warn almost third of primate in danger if extinction. Retrieved (2007,August26) from http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/26/healthscience/AS-SCI-Primates-In-Peril.php

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