Photo by @christianziegler. Coiba island, Latin America’s largest uninhabited island (some 500 square kilometers) off the Pacific coast of Panama is a truly unique place with lots of endemic species of animals and plants. Having been a penal colony for almost 100 years until 10 years ago, it is still covered with lush rainforest that has long gone on the mainland, and surrounded by a rich ocean environment - a time capsule with high conservation value. Together with my colleague @timlaman, I am working on celebrational photo essay about Coiba National Park which will be posted here and on our accounts over the next couple of weeks. Insect trap: biologist Peter Houlihan (@peter_houlihan) is attracting insects with a strong light. This is a standard method to draw in flying insects from a larger area in order to get a sense of the local insect fauna. Peter and his colleagues are still analyzing what they have found during the bio inventory and will return to Coiba for more sampling in May. Photoexpedition to Coiba Island/ Panama coordinated by the International League of Conservation Photographers (see more @iLCP_photographers). Fusing scientific exploration and photography to support Coiba’s #conservation : 30 biologists, plus photographers @ChristianZiegler and @TimLaman #Panama, #Coiba #biodiversity #exploration
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