Chuck Ripper: Golden Lion Tamarin

Artist: Chuck Ripper
1929 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1993
Image Size: 12.75 by 14.5 inches
Overall Size: 14.75 by 17.75 inches
Medium: Gouche Water Color on Masonite

Saving this unique creature from extinction may be extremely difficult. For doing so will also require saving Brazil's dwindling rain forests, a daunting task indeed. In recent years, the destruction of rain forest habitat has proceeded apace, with millions of acres of virgin forest being burned and converted into ephemeral cropland every year. In the process, whole species of plants and animals are being wiped out, and among them may one day be the Lion Tamarin. These uniquely Brazilian monkeys are truly striking, with a rare orange-gold colored fur from head to toe that distinguishes them from all other South American monkeys. Unfortunately, their color makes them easily visible to predators like man, and over the years they have been captured and exported as pets and even trapped and eaten by Brazilians living in Rio de Janeiro. One source claims that only two colonies of Lion Tamarins still exist in Brazil, one on land slated for the construction of beachfront housing, the other -- numbering just 75-150 individuals -- in a 19-square-mile nature preserve. Happily, these colorful monkeys breed well in captivity and the species might be preserved for posterity in zoos around the world.

This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover of the United Nations Endangered Species Series F.s. 0,80 Golden Lion Tamarin stamp issued March 18, 1994.

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