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Claudio Contreras Koob studied biology at the Sciences Faculty in the National Autonomous University of Mexico. For more than 20 years he has been professionally dedicated to photography, bringing awareness to nature and conservation related themes all over Mexico. His images have been published and exhibited both nationally and internationally, and he has also received numerous awards from prestigious competitions like the WPY, Natures Best and Asferico. He is a full Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers. Claudio's latest expedition was to the Socrorro Islands of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Revillagigedo Archipelago, where he documented many endemic and endangered species.

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Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) extreme close up with jaws open, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) preparing to sleep, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, July. Bookplate.

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Claudio Contreras / Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) licking nose, captive, Mexico City

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Claudio Contreras / Magnificent hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) male, flying, Milpa Alta Forest, Mexico, May

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Claudio Contreras / Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) portrait, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

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Claudio Contreras / Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) portrait, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

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Claudio Contreras / Volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi) Milpa Alta Forest, Mexico, September, Captive, critically endangered species.

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Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), IUCN Critically Endangered, captive.

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Claudio Contreras / Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

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Claudio Contreras / Clarion Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia rostrata) at burrow entrance, Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (...

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Claudio Contreras / Cactus bee (Diadasia rinconis) inside a cactus flower, pollination, Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Biosphere Reserve, central Mexico, June

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Claudio Contreras / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) with nuptial gift calling mate, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

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Claudio Contreras / Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) calling mate, IUCN redlist Near Threatened, slopes of Barcena volcano, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Re...

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Claudio Contreras / Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris / Agriocharis ocellata) portrait. El Mirador-Rio Azul National Park, Department of Peten, Guatemala.

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Claudio Contreras / Bobcat (Lynx rufus) captive, Mexico City, September.

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Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) juvenile, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.

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Claudio Contreras / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming, viewed from below, Cozumel Reefs National Park, Cozumel Island, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February

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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adult feeding chick, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, June. Winner of the CONABIO Nature Photography Competition 2015.

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Claudio Contreras / Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) close-up of eyes, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

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Claudio Contreras / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding view of tail, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, August. Vulnerable species.

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Claudio Contreras / Gray Cracker Butterfly (Hamadryas februa) on Heliconia sp. flower, Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August.

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Claudio Contreras / Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris), with Remoras (Echeneididae) Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocean, Western Mexico, March

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Claudio Contreras / La Hotte big-legged landfrog (Eleutherodactylus apostates), critically endangered, Haiti, captive

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Claudio Contreras / Neotropical green anole (Anolis / Norops biporcatus) shedding skin, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Lacandon Rainforest, Mexico, August

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Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) rear view of animal resting in shallow water, close up of tail, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

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Claudio Contreras / Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) departing from nest, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Isl...

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Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) split level with animal resting at surface in shallow water over seagrass bed, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

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Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) rear view of animal swimming away over seagrass bed, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

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Claudio Contreras / Brown booby (Sula leucogaster) pair with chick stretching its wings, Isabel Island National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) Mexico, December

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Claudio Contreras / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) close-up of feet, Isabel Island National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) Mexico, December

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Claudio Contreras / Mexican mushroom-tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa mexicana) Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, February

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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adults guarding chick, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, June. Bookplate.

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Claudio Contreras / Flamingo tongue shell (Cyphoma gibbosum) on Sea fan (Gorgonia sp) Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, May

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Claudio Contreras / French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) under Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July

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Claudio Contreras / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) pair, post-mating dance, Rasa Island Special Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) Mexico, April

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Claudio Contreras / Hibernating Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) El Rosario Colony, Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, Mexico, February

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Claudio Contreras / Juvenile Green / Common iguana (Iguana iguana) portrait, Morro de la Mancha, Mexico, July

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Claudio Contreras / Kemp's ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) two hatchlings on beach, La Pesca Beach, Tamaulipas, northeast Mexico, July

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Claudio Contreras / Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni) with chick begging for food, Isabel Island National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) Mexico, April

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Claudio Contreras / Male Blue footed booby (Sula nebouxii) displaying, Isabel Island National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) December

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Claudio Contreras / Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) feeding on Pitaya cactus fruit (Stenocereus griseus) Jaumave desert, northeast Mexico, May

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Claudio Contreras / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) head portrait, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Pacific ocean, September

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Claudio Contreras / Hispaniolan giant treefrog (Osteopilus vastus), endangered, La Visite National Park, Massif de la Selle, Haiti, October

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Claudio Contreras / Hispaniolan crowned landfrog (Eleutherodactylus corona), critically endangered, Pic Macaya National Park, Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, October

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Claudio Contreras / La Hotte big-legged landfrog (Eleutherodactylus apostates), critically endangered, Haiti, captive

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Claudio Contreras / Green spiny landfrog (Eleutherodactylus nortoni), critically endangered, Haiti, captive

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Claudio Contreras / Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.) guarding nest. Micos river, Huasteca region, northeast Mexico, August

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Claudio Contreras / Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii), Miquihuana, northeast Mexico, October.