Expedition to Gabon: August 13 – 26, 2019
Hello Everyone, Some mammal-watching friends of ours suggested that we post details of our upcoming Gabon 2019 expedition here. We are running two back-to-back trips in August 2019 with a maximum of six participants per group. Group 1 is full and Group 2 currently has 3 available seats. About the...
Coming Soon: The Mammalwatching Oscars and a “Resource Directory”
Next Sunday the biggest names in show business will gather in a Hollywood theatre to make emotional speeches and congratulate each other. Meanwhile a far more select and – let’s be honest – more important set of awards will also be announced. Introducing the Mammalwatching Oscars. Also known as...
New Trip Report: Mongolia
A short report – of a long trip – from Mongolia. Mongolia, 2018: Munkhnast Dalannast, 3 weeks & 30 species including Marbled and Steppe Polecats and Pallas’s Cat. Jon
Madagascar Wildlife (Mammal Watching) Tour Trip Report from Royle Safaris
Madagascar Wildlife Adventure – Nov 2018 A wonderful 3 week mammal watching scouting trip from Royle Safaris which has led to over 50 species of mammals recorded (most of which photographed too) and has also led to the development of many new itineraries for anyone interested in wildlife trips...
Central Honshu
I just spent a week in Central Honshu. Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park (the place where you can see Japanese macaques in hot springs) was virtually unknown when I first visited in 2005, but now it’s very touristy. Try visiting just before closing time (you have to be at the...
New Trip Report: Anamalais Mountains, India
Here’s a nice report from Southern India. Just four days can be great for your mammal list! Anamalais Mountains (Western Ghats), 2019: Ficus Wildlife, 4 days & 23 species including all the endemic primates, Brown Palm Civet and Nilgri Tahr. Jon
New Trip Report: The Pantanal
Pantanal, 2018: Naturetrek, 12 days & 22 species including Jaguar and Ocelot. Jon
New Trip Report: Colombia
Here’s another – great – report from Colombia. Some nice bats and rodents in particular. Colombia, 2019: Michael Kessler, 2.5 weeks and around 50 species including Tschudi’s Slender Opossum, Humboldt’s Big-eared Brown Bat, Mountain Coati and Crab-eating and Fish-eating Rats. Jon
New Trip Report: Western Sahara
Another Wester Sahara report with some great photos. I’m looking forward to visiting next month. Western Sahara, 2018: Janco van Gelderen, 1 week & 8 species including Sand Cat, African Wild Cat and Fennec Fox. Jon
New Trip Report: Sabah, Borneo
Another great Borneo report. It is amazing how much the mammalwatching has improved there over the past few years. Deramakot, Kinabatangan and Mt Kinabalu, 2018: Naturetrek, 2 weeks & 37 species including Moonrat, Sun Bear and Clouded Leopard.
Giant Armadillo & Tapir Quest – Royle Safaris trip report 2018
Giant Armadillo and Kabomani Tapir Expedition Sep 2018 This trip report is from a private tailored tour Royle Safaris ran in September 2018. Our objectives were two fold, principally to try and find and see a Kabomani tapir (which at the time of the expedition we believed to be...
New Trip Report: South Africa
South Africa, September 2018: Richard Webb (WildWings), 11 days & 58 species including both rhinos, Caracal, Black-footed Cat, Large-spotted Genet and both otters. Jon
New Trip Report: Senegal
Richard Webb just got back from Senegal. He was mainly birding but did see some good mammals. Here’s the list which also links to the full report on Cloudbirders. Senegal, 2019: Richard Webb, 12 days & 19 mammals including Patas Monkey, Guinea Baboon and Pale Fox. Jon
New Trip Report: Mongolia
Here’s another Naturetrek report Mongolia, 2018: Naturetrek, 12 days & 15 species including Saiga, Corsac Fox and Snow Leopard. Jon
New Trip Report: Madagascar’s Lemurs
Ranomofana, Isalo, Ifaty & Andasibe Parks, 2018: Naturetrek, 2 weeks & 22 species including 18 lemurs. Jon
i search places for Bairds Tapir in Costa Rica
Hello, i will go to Costa Rica in december. I am searching goog spots to see Bairds Tapir. I know Sirena Station in Corcovadao NP (i have been there in 2010), but i search other places that are easyer or cheaper to reach in mornings or evenings. (and Sirena...
New Trip Reports: Poland
Here are two Lynx chasing trips from Naturetrek. Definitely my most wanted European mammal… Poland, 2017: Naturetrek, 8 days & 19 species including Eurasian Lynx, Wolf and Least Weasel. Poland, 2018: Naturetrek, 8 days & 10 species including Eurasian Lynx, Wild Cat and Pine Marten. Jon
New Trip Report: Hoanib River Basin, Namibia
A new report from the Kakoveld in Namibia. Kakoveld, 2018: John Weir’s account of a trip to the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp, with desert mammals including Lions and Elephants. Jon
New Trip Report: The Somali and Gondar Regions of Ethiopia
A very interesting report from Stefan Lithner. I’d love to visit the Somali Region. Somali and Gondar, 2018: Stefan Lithner, 2 weeks & at least 38 species including Dibatag, Speke’s Pectinator, Aardwolf, Silver and Harar Dikdiks, Gerenuk and Walia Ibex. Jon
Andean Rare Mammals Tour – Join for November 2019
Rare Andean Mammal Tour – 2019 Royle Safaris has a specialist mammal watching tour of the Ecuadorean Andes planned for November 2019 (1st – 11th November) there are currently two people booked on the trip, with room for up to 4 more people. The trip visits the higher altitude...
Andean Mountain Cat in Chile, Ecuador Photos
I’ve uploaded a brief report describing my successful trip to see Andean Mountain Cat in Chile: http://www.tremarctos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AndeanMountainCat.pdf Also, I posted photos from my second trip to Shiripuno Amazon Lodge in Ecuador (August 2018): http://www.tremarctos.com/category/new/ecuador/august-2018/. The highlight was a very close encounter with an Ocelot! I plan to write a detailed...
Book Review: Carnivores of the World (2nd edition)
Here’s the latest in the Princeton Field Guide series based around groups of mammals of the world. Luke Hunter’s book covers 250 species of carnivores from the Polar Bear through to the Least Weasel. There is 1/4 to 1/2 a page of text on each species to accompany beautiful...
Yucatan Peninsula, January 2019
I took a very quick trip south from New York to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in January, hot on the heels of Venkat Sankar who was there just after Christmas. I won’t include much detail on the sites here as they are well covered in Venkat’s December and March 2018...
A year in Germany 2018 (30 species)
A year in Germany (mostly Berlin) 30 species I wanted to post a few articles as an exchange for all the help I have recieved for knowing where to go on trips from other website users. Germany is an extremely industrialized and compact nation, with a high population...
New Dates For Wild Saiga Trip, End Of May 2019
The trip to Stepnoi State Nature Sanctuary in remote Russian steppes to observe and photograph wild saiga antelopes and other steppe fauna is now planned for May 21-29 2019. Coming a little bit later, we can be sure that our activities do not disturb saigas during a vulnerable period...
New Trip Report: Gabon
Another Gabon report – this time from November. Michel had a very different experience compared to my August visit to the same areas. Having someone reliable to make all the ground arrangements is vital. We too used Ghislain in Mikongo and he was a great guide in the forest,...
Choosing a Flashlight for Mammal Watching
Choosing a Flashlight for Mammal Watching This article describes some theory and the associated decision process towards my final choice of a flashlight for mammal watching; in my opinion the best compromise of weight, usability and high illuminance at a reasonable cost. Although opinions as to the optimum product...
Mounting a Flashlight for Mammal Watching
Mounting a Flashlight for Mammal Watching This article describes how to mount a flashlight for nocturnal mammal observation with a (Svarosvki) telescope and on a (Sony) camera system. Telescope Mounting There are obvious difficulties when trying to use a telescope for nocturnal mammal spotting whilst holding a flashlight...
A Taste of Tasmania
I spent Christmas in Australia. This wasn’t a mammalwatching trip … instead I mainly spent time with friends, sitting in the sunshine and drinking great wine. I believe my two weeks there might be called what is commonly known as a “holiday”. It was a lot of fun, and...
App Review: Stuart’s Guide to the Mammals of North America
If you are interested in North American mammals then I suspect this app will come as a very pleasant surprise. Chris and Mathilde Stuart, whose field guides you might know if you have been to Africa, have come up with something equally good for North America. And I had...
New Trip Report – South Africa
Another South African report, this time from Samuel Marlin. Mokala, Marrick and Madikwe, 2018: Samuel Marlin, 10 days & 53 species including Pygmy Mouse, Black-footed Cat and Aardvark. Jon
RFI Toronto, & Calagry to Vancouver
Hi folks I need your sage advice please! Thinking about a June Rocky Mountain road trip, with family plus a few nights in Toronto to start, then flying to Calgary and stopping off at Bow River, Lake Louise, Golden Municipal Campground for Glacier NP, Revelstoke, Kamloops, Fountain Valley, Pemberton and...
Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula (Jan 2019)
This last-minute 3-night visit with Juan Cruzado Cortes was arranged as a follow-up to a longer trip focusing on the peninsula’s mammals in March 2018. Both of us were less prepared than usual as we were originally intending to spend a week visiting sites in Oaxaca and Chiapas. Despite...
Wild Saiga Antelope Watching and Photography: May 2019
We are two zoologists studying behaviour of critically endangered saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica). We are doing our research on wild saigas in Stepnoi State Nature Sanctuary in Russia. This place proved to be very reliable for observing saiga. Several years ago they have put up a hide near a...
New Trip Report: India, Tigers of Tadoba December 2018
My first trip to India. Seven full days at Tadoba National Park produced 17 species of mammal including Tiger, Sloth Bear, Dhole, 7 hooved species and more. — John Van Niel Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
New Trip Report: Sri Lanka
Here’s a report from Sophie Betrisey of an independent (unguided) trip to Sri Lanka, with a lot of success. Sri Lanka ,2019: Sophie Betrisey, 17 days & 40 species including Fishing and Rusty Spotted Cats, Tickell’s Bat and Killer Whales. Jon
Borneo’s Rare Mammals Tour – Royle Safaris Trip Report August 2018
Borneo’s Rare Mammals – Royle Safaris Trip Report In August 2018 Royle Safaris ran a very specialist mammal watching tour of Sabah, Borneo.We were focused on some of the harder to see species and some of the extremely hard to see species. With the help of our excellent local...
New Trip Report: Colombia
Here’s a tantalizing first report from Justin Brown. Fabulous to see that mammalwatching in wonderful Colombia is getting easier and that there is so much wildlife to see. Colombia, 2018: Justin Brown, 3 weeks & about 30 species including 20 primates, with Golden-backed Uakaris, Mottle-faced and Bare-faced Tamarins and...
New Trip Report: Cambodia
Cheryl Antonucci is catching up on a trip report backlog, Yay! Here’s her report from a visit to Cambodia a year ago. Cambodia, 2018: Cheryl Antonucci, 2 weeks & 10 species including Irrawaddy Dolphins and Northern Yellow-cheeked and Pileated Gibbons. Jon
Borneo’s Rare Mammals Tour – September 2019
Borneo’s Rare Mammals Tour – 2019 Tawau Hills Wildlife Extension – 2019 Royle Safaris has a specialist mammal watching tour of Sabah planned for September 2019 (8-22) there are currently two people booked on the trip, with room for up to 5 more people. The trip visits three of...
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