Golden Lion Tamarin Twins Born At Atlanta Zoo: 'Two Especially Important Births'

The wild population, which ultimately rebounded to around 3,000 animals, is today largely descended from these reintroduced individuals. Despite these successes, the golden lion tamarin population has experienced sharp and alarming declines in recent years, largely as a result of yellow fever. While habitat loss is a major factor for the species, yellow fever is believed to have decimated as much as a third of the remaining wild population, the release added.