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Two Mammal Books on the Tibetan Plateau
mattinidaho, , Europe and the Palearctic, Oriental, 0
I know some of you have been there recently, or are planning a trip, or are dreaming about one....
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Oman trip report – 12/2019 – 01/2020
JanEbr, , Oriental, Oman, 0
In two weeks in Oman, we saw only 7 species of mammals – Striped Hyena, Wolf, Common Genet, Arabian...
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New Trip Report: Ladakh
Jon Hall, , Oriental, India, 0
John Wright’s excellent trip report from Ladakh has some great photos of some of the six Snow Leopards he saw,...
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Flying Foxes – Subic Bay on the Philippines
Jon Hall, , Oriental, 1
Steve Brown asked me to post the following to raise awareness of the problems Flying Foxes face on the...
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Hairy nosed Otters and Micro Bats in Hala Bala, Thailand – New Trip Report
Jon Hall, , Oriental, 0
I was in Hala Bala, Southern Thailand a couple of weeks ago. After three days of considerable discomfort I...
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Lion Count in Gir on the up
Jon Hall, , Oriental, 0
Thanks to Steve Anyon-Smith for sending me this Jon Lion count in Gir forest up by 52 Express News...
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Tiger Numbers Increase in India
Jon Hall, , Oriental, 0
Good news.. or apparently so… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110328131310.htm Jon
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Langur vs Marten
Jon Hall, , Oriental, 0
This video is exciting… though somewhat disturbing for monkey lovers Jon
Sun bear trip – Thailand
About Jon Hall
Genetically Welsh, spiritually Australian, currently in New York City. I've also lived and worked in London, Canberra, Paris and Lusaka, and visited over 100 countries. There's more here.
Excellent sighting! Thanks for sharing this 🙂
When did you see giant Panda? Was it before they closed down Foping? Or did you see them elsewhere?
Cheers!
Tomer
I worked in Wolong panda reserve in the early 1990’s , and in the two years I lived there, I saw a panda on one occasion. The state of China’s parks in those days was dire. Indifference to in-situ conservation, poorly performing rangers and open wildlife markets selling everything I longed to see in the wild. Thankfully , there appears to have been a transformation in the last 10 years with many previously hard to see mammals making a comeback coupled with strict law enforcement , a logging ban and the creation of new protected areas.
Very cool!
I must make it back to Sichuan… but concentrate on wildlife this time (I was there with my parents back in 2014 and only did the scenic stuff… which was still very awesome).
Cheers!