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(18 Oct 2011) AP Television Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 1, 2011 1. Various of the Common Marmoset in trees (Callithrix jacchus) 2. Wide pan right of the Barra Woods Park 3. Wide of mother and children in the park. 4. Mid of biologists in woods carrying cage 5. Various of biologist placing cages in woods 6. Mid of monkey trapped in cage on tree branch 7. Wide of man and woman carrying monkey cages into building 8. Close of monkey in cage 9. Close of biologist taking notes 10. Close of syringe on table 11. Close of sedated monkey 12. Mid of veterinarian handling monkey 13. Close zoom to monkey's leg showing tattooed number 14. Mid of vet injecting monkey's testicle 15. Close of vet and biologist 16. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese), Daniel Gomes, Veterinarian, Rio State University: "Here in the case of the Barra Woods, the main damage caused by these animals is the predation of birds' nests." 17. Close of monkey in gloved hand. 18. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese), Daniel Gomes, Veterinarian, Rio State University: "Since we are in a relatively limited area, the idea is for us to stabilise this population and later on to reduce it." 19. Close of monkey coming around from operation in gloved hand. 20. Mid of the vet and biologist carrying monkey back to woods 21. Close of vet opening cage and releasing monkey 22. Mid of monkey in tree 25. Mid of monkey on tree carrying ID collar 23. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese), Denise Rambaldi, Rio State Biodiversity Coordinator: "We are at an experimental stage, researching which are the most efficient methods to castrate these monkeys whether it's only males or both males and females. After that, we are going to apply that technology on a broader scale in the whole state of Rio de Janeiro where that species is becoming a problem." AP Television Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 5, 2011 24. Wide pan left of the Rio de Janeiro Primate Centre 25. Wide of monkeys in cage 26. Mid of Dr. Alcides Pissinatti, Centre director with workers in cage 27. Close of man hammering nail 28. Various of two Callithrix aurita monkeys which are threatened by interbreeding with the common marmoset 29. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese), Dr. Alcides Pissinatti, Director of the Rio de Janeiro State Primate Centre: "The invading marmoset, the jacchus, known as northeastern marmoset, is mixing with this one here, and it's putting this species (Callithrix aurita) in danger of extinction." 30. Various of hybrid monkeys 31. Wide of golden lion tamarins in cage. 32. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese), Dr Alcides Pissinatti, Director of the Rio de Janeiro State Primate Centre: "The golden lion tamarin, in the case of Rio State, does not have sufficient territory for itself, if you bring a new species with a greater colonising capacity than the golden lion tamarin, that species will occupy the territory and will prevail." 33. Various of golden lion tamarins LEAD IN: Primate experts are starting an experimental campaign to rid Rio de Janeiro of a pet which is thriving at the cost of rarer monkeys and tamarins. Common marmosets were brought to Rio as pets, but now they're threatening local biodiversity. STORYLINE: These are the Barra Woods, a small woodland in Rio de Janeiro. As in many other city parks the common marmoset has become a constant presence. They are liked and often admired, but that's because few people are aware that this is an invading species which is damaging the local ecology. Common marmosets were brought to Rio as pets from the northeastern states of Brazil. Just how that task is to be done has not yet been agreed. Only the male monkeys are castrated. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/75babfc47afd35dd4f6efe060b0194b2