Fruits and seed collection on Barro Colorado Island/ Panama
A collection of fruits and seeds from the primary forests in Panama. The majority of fruits and seeds are animal dispersed, more then 80%. We need animals to spread the seeds to grow a future forest. 

Christian Ziegler is a photojournalist and filmmaker specializing in natural history and scientific topics. He works as an outreach photographer for the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour in Konstanz and regularly contributes to National Geographic and GEO.

Trained as a tropical ecologist, Christian has worked in rainforests on four continents and has been a Communications Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama since 2001. He has photographed award-winning books including A Magic Web, Deceptive Beauties, Jungle Spirits, ICARUS, and Bat Island.

Christian’s work has been recognized by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year and European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions, as well as multiple World Press Awards. Christian lives part of the year in Panama with his wife and children, and the rest in southern Germany, traveling globally to highlight endangered species and ecosystems.