The Holbrook Explorer

Above: We were in the second week of a Holbrook photography trip to Costa Rica with Emily Carter when we arrived in the Talamanca Mountains along the spine of the country.

The range of the proboscis monkey has been severely restricted in Borneo, as a result of the widespread deforestation of their natural jungle habitat, for the plantation of oil palms.

It all started with an email about an optional trip extension to my Brazil jaguar trip. The extension…maned wolves. “What’s a maned wolf?”, I asked myself.

In the ever-evolving fight against threats like climate change, pollution, and habitat loss, advances in science offer exciting new tools for protecting our planet’s flora and fauna.

I heard them before I saw them. The distant roar in the background hinted at their impending splendor.

Mario Córdoba Hidalgo is a familiar face to many Holbrook travelers.