2022 GLT Day Photo Challenge

Save the Golden Lion Tamarin is excited to announce the winners of the 2022 GLT Day Photo Challenge. This year we honored the important role zoos and aquariums have in GLT conservation by inviting participants to submit a zoo-based photo of this beautiful endangered Brazilian monkey. Each participant submitted one photo. Submissions were considered under three separate photographer categories: nonprofessional; professional; and zoo or aquarium staff.

The photo challenge had participation from 92 individuals from 13 different counties. The winners will have a tree planted in their name in the Golden Lion Tamarin habitat near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The planting of trees help support the connection of isolated tracts of forest where golden lion tamarins live in the wild. 

GLT Day on Aug. 2 is an international celebration of conservation of this tiny but mighty primate. Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2022 GLT Day Photo Challenge!

Join the fun to celebrate Golden Lion Tamarin Day on August 2nd, 2022!

Save the Golden Lion Tamarin invites fans of GLTs to participate in our photo challenge. This year we would like to salute the important role zoos and aquariums have in GLT conservation by inviting participants to submit a zoo-based photo of this beautiful endangered Brazilian monkey. Each participant can submit one photo that they have taken themselves. Submissions will be considered under three separate photographer categories:

• Nonprofessional 

• Professional 

• Zoo or Aquarium staff

There will be three winners announced for each category. The winners will have a tree planted in their name in Golden Lion Tamarin habitat near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The planting of trees help support the connection of  isolated tracts of forest where golden lion tamarins live in the wild. 

To enter: Submit a photograph by email in a pdf or jpg format to contact@savetheliontamarin.org. The deadline for submissions is July 25. Please include the following participant information with each submission: 

• Name;

• Photographer category;

• The zoo where the photo was taken;

• The town/city and country of the photographer; and

• Email address  

Winners will be announced on August 2nd, 2022 – the official Golden Lion Tamarin Day, on facebook.com/saveglts. An email will also be sent to each individual winner. 

Join us in celebrating this tiny, golden monkey that is a critical part of the last greatest biodiversity spots in the world.

Please note: By making a submission, the entrant is giving Save the Golden Lion Tamarin and The Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado the right to post the photo on social media and on the organizations’ respective websites.