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"RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of young people kneeled under the scorching sun
this week in Rio de Janeiro’s rural interior, planting a green corridor that
will be a future safe passageway for the region’s most emblematic and
endangered species, the golden lion tamarin.
The 300 tree seedlings they planted this week — only inches tall at present —
will eventually connect two patches of forest together. It is the latest in a
series of incremental forest growth initiatives driven by environmentalists,
providing an ever-larger habitat for the monkey.
Until recently, the bare and dry land they were replanting belonged to a ranch
owner who had torn down its trees for cattle pasture.
Rampant deforestation over centuries has decimated this part of Brazil’s
Atlantic Forest, the only place in the world where the small, copper-colored
monkey whose face is framed by a silken mane can be found. With fewer than
5,000 individuals, it is considered an endangered species."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
