Taxonomy news
1. A new species Molossus melini described from the pampas of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. I have PDF if anyone’s interested. 2. A new book chapter providing more info on pr
New Trip Report: Romania mega mammals 2021
Here is a report of Sakertour’s second – wildly successful – Romanian mammal extravaganza. Romania, 2021: Sakertour, 1 week & 49 species including Romanian an
New Trip Report: Wildcats in Northern Spain
Here’s a short report from Justin Brown. Wildcats in Northern Spain, 2021: Justin Brown’s report of seeing Wildcats and Badgers. Jon
New Trip Report: Asturias, Spain
Another cool report from Born Again Mammalwatcher Carlos Bocos, with more lovely photos. The Cantabrian Mountains, 2021: Carlos Bocos, 48 hours & 15 species including European
Out Now: Episode 10 of the Mammalwatching Podcast – Martin Royle
In the latest podcast episode, Charles Foley and I interview Martin Royle about the vision behind his ecotour company Royle Safaris. We talk about how much work has gone into de
Eyeshine and Autofocus Advice (Canon Mirrorless?)
Hello, Does anyone have experience using one of the new Canon mirrorless cameras (R5/R6) to focus on eyeshine at night? I’ve found the autofocus on the Canon 5DIII/IV to be f
Advertising: Wolverines Photography Tour to Finland, May 2022
Royle Safaris are organising a 4 night tour to Finland from 11-15 May 2022 focusing on Wolverines. Finland is now open to anyone fully vaccinated. This fantastic photography advent
Mammal watching stopover in Austria
I was travelling East this summer (2021) and came through Austria, where I spent some hours at three different locations: two at Lake Neusiedl and one in Vienna. Here is my report:
Kenya, 2021
COVID and Wuhan. Ebola and the DRC. Kenya and mammals. Kenya is the epicenter of my mammalwatching virus. I grew up in the UK in the 1970s watching nature documentaries filmed in K