Beating the Odds
　　Photograph by Mark W. Moffett
　　
　　Nearing extinction in the wild only a few decades ago, the golden lion tamarin
　　
　　(Leontopithecus rosalia) has become an international symbol of success in conservation. Many
　　
　　of the squirrel-size monkeys had been captured as pets or for zoo exhibits. Those remaining
　　
　　in the treetops—about 200 in 1983—hung on for dear life in increasingly isolated patches
　　
　　of forest. Since then, more than 140 captive-bred tamarins have been released in and around
　　
　　the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve in the state of Rio de Janeiro. They are now mating
　　
　　with the wild population, which has rebounded to about a thousand.
　　
　　
　　
　　Camera: Canon EOS
　　Film Type: Ektachrome 100
　　Lens: 300mm
　　Speed and F-Stop: 1/125 @ f/5.6 Weather Conditions: Cloudy
　　Time of Day: Morning
　　Lighting Techniques: Fill flash