Adelmar F. Coimbra-Filho (1924-2016)

Namesake of: Coimbra-Filho’s Titi (Callicebus coimbrai)

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- Brazilian biologist and primatologist

- Founded and directed the Rio de Janeiro Primate Centre2

- Was integral to the success of the golden lion tamarin reintroduction program

"His research and his dedication to saving the lion tamarins and conserving the remnants of Atlantic Forest following centuries of depredation and destruction gave rise to his numerous, diverse, visionary and grandiose achievements: the first to breed lion tamarins in captivity; seeding and guiding the Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program, a pioneer and exemplary program for endangered species; rediscovering the Black lion tamarin; creating Brazil’s first federal Biological Reserve, Poço das Antas for the golden lion tamarin and the Una Biological Reserve for the golden-headed lion tamarin, now the core of an extensive and invaluable network of protected areas conserving the precious remaining forests of southern Bahia; the creation of the world-acclaimed Centro de Primatologia do Rio de Janeiro; the species’ reintroduction program for the Tijuca National Park, notably for the Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos virtellinus); his innumerable publications and contributions to our understanding of the flora and fauna of the Atlantic Forest; and, permeating all this, his lifelong, involvement, obstinacy, and relentless determination in promoting and advancing the conservation of Brazil’s biodiversity, its genetic patrimony, its fauna, flora and ecosystems."