OuiSi Nature card 6: Coiba Howler Monkey. Photograph by Christian Ziegler The whole photograph behind card 6: Coiba Howler Monkey. Photograph by Christian Ziegler

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Coiba Howler Monkey

Alouatta coibensis

Location
Coiba Island, Panama
Date
May 2, 2017
Photograph byChristian Ziegler

Description

These monkeys are an endangered species and endemic to Coiba Island in Panama. Coiba was a high-security prison from 1919, gained a scientific station in 1996 and became a national park in 2005. Tourism and development are now putting its howlers at increasing risk. Feral cattle and buffalo, which were damaging the forest understory, have since been removed from the island.

Christian Ziegler

The photographer

Christian Ziegler

Tropical biologist turned photojournalist for Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and NatGeo.

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OuiSi Nature card 6: Coiba Howler Monkey. Photograph by Christian Ziegler The whole photograph behind card 6: Coiba Howler Monkey. Photograph by Christian Ziegler

Coiba Howler Monkey

Photograph by Christian Ziegler