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Craft > The Central American squirrel monkey weighs up to about 1 kg (2.2 lb). It is found in primary and secondary forests and cultivated areas. Disturbed habitats are advantageous because of their greater supply of preferred food - insects (such as grasshoppers) and fruit. The Central American squirrel monkey is arboreal and diurnal. It rarely travels on the ground and is most active in the morning and late afternoon.

Central American squirrel monkeys have large group sizes (40 - 70 individuals) in continuous forest. They are non-aggressive and egalitarian - neither males nor females appear to be dominant. Females are usually the ones who disperse to another troop.

The Central American squirrel monkey has always been restricted to the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. By 1983, the Central American squirrel monkey had already declined drastically due to clearing of forests. Currently, deforestation and habitat fragmentation due to agriculture and tourism development are the major causes of decline. Insecticide spraying, the pet trade and electrocution from electric power lines have also adversely affected these squirrel monkeys. or more than a decade, it was thought to have become extinct in Panama until a small population was discovered in 1996. They are also known as red backed squirrel monkeys and mono titis. They are common in Manuel Antonio National Park; however, the species is quickly becoming extinct.

Craft > Eco tourism, hike hiking waterfall - Nature Stock Image by Professional Nature Photographer Christina Craft

Craft > A closeup view of a wild North American bison - also known as a buffalo. The American and European Bison are the largest terrestrial mammals in North America and Europe, respectively. Like their cattle relatives, Bison are nomadic grazers and travel in herds. Both species were hunted close to extinction during the 19th and 20th centuries but have since rebounded. They are a symbol of the prairies and wild west in both Canada and the USA. Large populations can be found in Elk Island National Park in Canada (near Edmonton) and in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. They are a big draw for tourists on vacation. This image is shot vertical.

Craft > Yellowstone National Park is a U.S. National Park located in the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Yellowstone is the first and oldest national park in the world and covers 3,470 square miles (8,980 km²), mostly in the northwest corner of Wyoming. The park is famous for its various geysers, hot springs, and other geothermal features. A series of lightning-derived fires started to burn large portions of the park in July of the especially dry summer of 1988. Thousands of firefighters responded to the blaze in order to prevent human-built structures from succumbing to the flames. Controversially, however, no serious effort was made to completely extinguish the fires, and they burned until the arrival of autumn rains. Ecologists argue that fire is part of the Yellowstone ecosystem, and that not allowing the fires to run their course (as has been the practice in the past) will result in an overgrown forest that would be extremely vulnerable to deoxygenation, disease, and decay. In fact, relatively few megafauna in the park were killed by the fires; and since the blaze, many saplings have sprung up on their own, old vistas are viewable once again, and many previously unknown archaeological and geological sites of interest were found and cataloged by scientists. The National Park Service now has a policy of lighting smaller, controlled "prescribed fires" to prevent another dangerous buildup of flammable materials. This image is shot vertical.

Craft > A red backed squirrel monkey with her baby (also called mono titi) at the Costa Verde Hotel in Costa Rica, Central America. These monkeys are rare and endangered with less than 1,000 left in the world. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.

Craft > A pair of wild scarlet macaws playing in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica near Drake Bay at Playa San Josecito. Costa Rican Wildlife photographed by a professional wildlife and nature photographer named Christina Craft.

The Central American squirrel monkey weighs up to about 1 kg (2.2 lb). It is found in primary and secondary forests and cultivated areas. Disturbed habitats are advantageous because of their greater supply of preferred food - insects (such as grasshoppers) and fruit. The Central American squirrel monkey is arboreal and diurnal. It rarely travels on the ground and is most active in the morning and late afternoon.

Central American squirrel monkeys have large group sizes (40 - 70 individuals) in continuous forest. They are non-aggressive and egalitarian - neither males nor females appear to be dominant. Females are usually the ones who disperse to another troop.

The Central American squirrel monkey has always been restricted to the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. By 1983, the Central American squirrel monkey had already declined drastically due to clearing of forests. Currently, deforestation and habitat fragmentation due to agriculture and tourism development are the major causes of decline. Insecticide spraying, the pet trade and electrocution from electric power lines have also adversely affected these squirrel monkeys. or more than a decade, it was thought to have become extinct in Panama until a small population was discovered in 1996. They are also known as red backed squirrel monkeys and mono titis. They are common in Manuel Antonio National Park; however, the species is quickly becoming extinct.