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Old oil drilling site in the Pechora Delta, Russia Situated in the Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug, in northwestern Russia , Nenetsky Zapovednik has, since 1997, helped preserve the unique landscapes and biodiversity of the western part of the Russian Arctic. Here, within the ...

By Peter Prokosch

Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, RussiaP The Lena delta is one of the largest still pristine river deltas in the world. Its many naturally meandering arms form a magnificent tree-like shape. And ice wedges in the fine sediments of the treeless tundra form regul...

By Peter Prokosch

Polygon tundra, Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia The Lena delta is one of the largest still pristine river deltas in the world. Its many naturally meandering arms form a magnificent tree-like shape. And ice wedges in the fine sediments of the treeless tundra form regul...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica The Boat-billed Heron is an atypical member of the heron family. It lives in mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil. It is a nocturnal bird, and breeds semi-colonially in mangrove trees, laying 2-4 bluish w...

By Peter Prokosch

Linking Tourism & Conservation, Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica Costa Rica represents a most remarkable model for the linking of tourism and conservation. Costa Rica enjoys 5% of the world‟s biological diversity on less than 1% of the world‟s land area. Rapid deforestation in the 197...

By Peter Prokosch

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica The Strawberry poison dart frog, a remarkable species native to tropical rain forests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Although their eggs are laid among the leaves, the newly hatched larvae are carried on the backs ...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

nationalpark tortuguero, costa rica 08, peter prokosch 432 Costa Rica represents a most remarkable model for the linking of tourism and conservation. Costa Rica enjoys 5% of the world‟s biological diversity on less than 1% of the world‟s land area. Rapid deforestation in the 197...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica The Northern Jacana is a wader which is a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. The jacanas are a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their huge feet ...

By Peter Prokosch

Red-winged Grasshopper (Arphia pseudonietana), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica 08 Red-winged Grasshoppers (Arphia pseudonietana) are found in the grasslands and prairies of North and Central America.The rattling of flying Red-winged Grasshoppers is one of the characteristic sounds of late summer in t...

By Peter Prokosch

Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata), National Park Tortuguero, Costa Rica The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata), is a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled" name...

By Peter Prokosch

White-headed Capuchin (Cebus capucinus), Nationalpark Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica 08, The white-headed capuchin is a medium-sized New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. Native to the forests of Central America and the extreme north-western portion of South America, the white-headed cap...

By Peter Prokosch

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