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Proyecto Tití

Colombian non-profit organization

Summary

Colombian non-profit organization

Field	Value
logo	Proyecto Tití.jpeg
logo_size	200px
type	Non-profit Organization
founded_date	1985
location	Santa Catalina at Hacienda El Ceibal Colombia
area_served	Colombia
field	Environmentalism
focus	cottontop tamarin Conservation
key_people	Rosamira Guillen (Executive Director)
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The Proyecto Tití ("Project Tamarin") was founded in 1985, to provide information to assist in conservation of the cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) and their habitat in the tropical forests of Colombia.{{cite web |access-date = 2012-08-14 |archive-date = 2016-03-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061917/http://www.waza.org/en/site/conservation/waza-conservation-projects/overview/proyecto-titi |url-status = dead

Programs

Research

Techniques such as radio telemetry, capture and release, hair dye allow Proyecto Tití's field researchers to identify individual tamarins and locate the groups.

Forest Protection

Proyecto Tití is working on projects to purchase land that contains the last contiguous forest in Northwestern Colombia suitable for cottontop survival. The project also works with local communities to restore and protect existing forest.

Clay Bindes

Clay bindes are small stoves made from termite mounds that help reduce the amount of firewood required by cooking over traditional open fires and thus reducing deforestation.

Eco-Mochila Project

The Eco-Mochila is a community-led project that works to take discarded trash and transform it into useful products. One example is plastic bags being transformed into colorfully designed, hand-knit mochilas (tote bags). The trash is recognized as a threat to the cottontop and other animals that may ingest them.

Conservation Education

The primary focus of Proyecto Tití is conservation education. The team educates local schoolchildren and adults about the forest environment and endemic animals and the threats they face.

References

Staff writer(s). "Proyecto Tití".
"The Other End of The Leash". PatriciaMcConnell.com.

Wikipedia Source

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