ORIGINAL FIELD PHOTOGRAPHY

Wildlife of the Maya Forest

Real images captured in and around the protected forest where Panthera expeditions take place.

THE WILD MAYA

Every image tells a conservation story

These animals are completely wild and free. The photographs document the remarkable biodiversity protected by the Maya Forest.

Wild puma and cub in Guatemala’s Maya Forest — Puma and cubA rare family encounter in the protected forest.

Red brocket deer in dense rainforest — Red brocket deerForest understory wildlife.

Central American spider monkey in the canopy — Spider monkeyMoving through the upper canopy.

Great Curassow with chick on the forest floor — Great CurassowAn adult caring for its chick.

Ornate Hawk-Eagle perched in the Maya Forest — Ornate Hawk-EagleOne of the region’s most impressive raptors.

White-lipped peccary in tropical forest — White-lipped peccaryAn indicator of a healthy ecosystem.

Baird’s tapir emerging through forest vegetation — Baird’s tapirCentral America’s largest land mammal.

Deer and Ocellated Turkeys in a flowering forest clearing — A living forestDeer and Ocellated Turkeys sharing a natural clearing.

Dos Lagunas conservation camp beside the lagoon — Dos LagunasThe remote base for our conservation expeditions.

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