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Proyecto Tití’s restored forests in Los Titíes de San Juan Forest Reserve are already providing important habitat for cotton-top tamarin families, with several groups recently spotted foraging in restored areas while carrying newborn twins. These exciting sightings are a powerful reminder that forest restoration is helping create a safer future for critically endangered cotton-top tamarins and the wildlife that depend on healthy forests.

Proyecto Tití’s investment in small business development in rural communities demonstrates how strengthening local livelihoods can also help protect the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin and the forests where they live. By providing training and mentorship, families are building sustainable futures while becoming proud guardians of the cotton-top tamarin, a species found only in Colombia.

Students in Grade 7D at Institución Educativa Víctor Zubiría transformed Proyecto Tití’s cotton-top tamarin stories into creative comics, combining language arts, storytelling, and conservation education. Through reading, writing, and visual storytelling, they explored the importance of protecting the tropical dry forest while discovering the power of media to inspire environmental action.

Third-grade students in San Juan Nepomuceno created a video to share what they’ve learned about cotton-top tamarins and how they can help protect them, connecting classroom learning to their local environment. Through this experience, they are becoming young ambassadors for wildlife conservation, showing that even children can play an important role in protecting their community’s natural heritage.

What happens when students take conservation into their own hands? At one school in Colombia, a simple lesson sparked a student-led newscast, creativity, and a powerful message to protect cotton-top tamarins—and their future.