OuiSi Nature · Card 6
Coiba Howler Monkey
Alouatta coibensis
- Location
- Coiba Island, Panama
- Date
- May 2, 2017
Photograph byChristian ZieglerDescription
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.
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The photographer
Christian Ziegler
Tropical biologist turned photojournalist for Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and NatGeo.
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