Small teams of students will take part in morning and afternoon data collecting sessions to:

• Scan the forest with binoculars during systematic transects.
• Record howler monkey behaviors on data sheets.
• Conduct acoustic recordings.
• Collect ecological information.
• Identify individual monkeys by their natural markings.

Interested students will also be able to help with data analysis. Evenings will be devoted to slide presentations by the researcher and site naturalist on subjects such as howler monkey biology, rain forest ecology and cultures of Belize.

Researcher searching for howler monkeys on
rain forest trails at the Lamanai Mayan ruins.

Accurate data gathering often got researchers into awkward positions. Photo: Kathleen Stetter 2000 expedition Listen to sound files of data recording in progress.

Rain or shine, data collection continued. Photo: Kathleen Stetter

About the Howler Monkey (a threatened species)	About the Lamanai Research Center
About the research conducted	Images of Mayan ruins near troop ranges
Map showing location of Belize in relation to Wisconsin	Participant Registration
About the coursework and activities	A Howler Family Portrait (This is a rare behavioral photo)
Community Outreach in Belize	Year 2000 Expedition Report
Community Outreach at Home	Expedition Photo Album with Sound Files