While species losses mount worldwide, conservationists in Brazil have made great strides towards saving the golden lion tamarin and its forest habitat from destruction. Gene Russo reports.
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Russo, G. Biodiversity: Biodiversity's bright spot. Nature 462, 266–269 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462266a
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