Italy, 2012: Wisebirding, 5 days & 7 species including Brown (Mariscan) Bears and Appenine Chamois.
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New Trip Report: Israel
Jon Hall, , Europe and the Palearctic, Israel, 0
Here’s Mike Richardson’s report of the trip he took with Mark Hows last month. Israel 2018: Mike Richardson, 8...
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Qinling Mountains Trip Report, 2005
Jon Hall, , Europe and the Palearctic, Oriental, China, 2
My first trip to China in October 2005 remains a highlight of my travels. I stopped en route from Australia to a...
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Advertising: Upcoming Cat Tours with Wise Birding
Jon Hall, , Europe and the Palearctic, North American, Minnesota, Morocco, 1
MINNESOTA: Canada Lynx & Northern Owls Departing Feb 2020: This will be our fifth consecutive year running this tour and...
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Polecats in Tring
Jon Hall, , Europe and the Palearctic, 0
If, like me you have never seen a Polecat, and if, unlike me, you are in the UK ,...
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New Trip Report: Shetland, UK
Jon Hall, , Europe and the Palearctic, UK, United Kingdom, 0
Shetland, 2018: Mark Hows, 1 week & 9 species including Orca and Bearded Seal. Jon
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New Trip Report: Sichuan and the Tibetan Plateau
Jon Hall, , Europe and the Palearctic, Oriental, 0
A fabulously successful report from John Wright with some great photos. I have to get back to Sichuan …....
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Amur Leopard 2018-19 Tour Dates
roylesafaris, , Europe and the Palearctic, amur leopard photorgaphy, Amur Leopard tour, amur leopard watching, 0
After Royle Safaris’s very successful Amur Leopard Photography tour in February 2018 we have been inundated with enquiries for...
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Amami Island & Tateshina Trip Report, Japan 2016
Jon Hall, , Europe and the Palearctic, 6
In August 2016 a work trip to Tokyo gave me a very welcome opportunity to return to Japan. Although...
Here in Le Marche Italy. we have badgers,foxes, pinemartens, porcupines, wild boar, and the occasional wolf, all in our garden
Porcupines devastate the garden if there are any bulbs and.palm trees.They will clear everything in one night Any ideas on how to stop them?
As far as I know, Gioia Vecchio has become the most reliable site to see a wild brown bear in Europe excluding Scandinavia. Late spring and late summer / early autumn are best periods of year, but sightings are reported in most non-winter months. The site is easily reachable by car, no need to trek at all, you park the car in the old church’s backyard and scan the valley in front of you. Of course, you need to be there at dawn or dusk and use a good scope, cause bears can be quite far away. Personally, I was there twice last year (one afternoon in june and one afternoon in september) and had the bear both times. Lots of red deer and wild boar too, sometimes even wolf is reported, but random. The site is becoming a little crowded because of its increasing popularity, but you don’t disturb the animals due to hill-top position.
Luca
My family and I are hoping to head here during the summer of 2013. Do any of the other parks nearby offer good mammal-spotting opportunities?