Wildlife Monitoring in Guatemala’s Cloud Forests, Guatemala

In different regions of Guatemalan cloud forests, Coral Maya Conservation supports a wildlife monitoring project alongside community leaders. As part of a combined strategy for biodiversity monitoring and conservation, camera traps have been installed across the area to document a wide range of species, including jaguars, pumas, ocelots, and margays, as well as Baird’s tapirs (dantas), peccaries (coche de monte), and other native wildlife.

Extensive fieldwork carried out alongside locals has resulted in important records. In addition to scientific monitoring, the project contributes visual materials to raise awareness of the importance of protecting Guatemala’s unique natural heritage. Together, the data and imagery generated support conservation planning, strengthen long term protection efforts, and help foster a deeper public connection to the Guatemalan cloud forests ecosystems.