The Weekly Recap
Hello and welcome back to the weekly recap!
The first trip report was this short one by Brett Hartl from the Highlands of Papa New Guinea. He saw Calaby’s Pademelon, Speckled Dasyure, Moss-Forest Rat and New Guinea Glider among a couple of other species.
A Ficus Tours trip to the Assam Plains, India saw 31 species including Mainland Leopard Cat, Ganges River Dolphin, Gee’s Golden Langur and Northern Pig-tailed Macaque.
Next is Ben W’s report from Borneo in July with highlights like Sunda Slow Loris, Sunda Stink Badger and Marbled Cat, the last of which we missed on our trip there, so I’m sure my dad was fuming when he saw this…
Tom Terleph shared a report from Khao Luang NP, Thailand where he saw White-handed Gibbons, Southeast Asian Striped Squirrels and caught the mega Banded Linsang on camera trap (and perhaps also in person!).
Finally, Ian Thompson’s family trip to South Africa to show his kids some of the classic megafauna sounds a lot like my dad’s idea of a “family trip”, ie a journey through at least 3 of the 9 circles of hell. It was definitely a success though, with 63 species including African Wildcat, Dwarf Mongoose, Egyptian Slit-faced Bat and all of the Big Five!
Chaco Africa are running 3 trips to India next year in February and March, centred around the Snow Leopard, the Bengal Tiger and the Red Panda, so check out this post if you’re interested in joining one (or three!).
A new episode of the Mammalwatching Podcast is also out, this time an interview with Layla Bahaa-el-din, an African Golden Cat researcher. Apparently she recounts how she was almost sucked into the perilous world of birds instead, so it sounds like quite the gripping episode.
Ian is asking for advice about finding Polar Bears in Svalbard given the new rules for visitors.
Tad Owen would like some advice on where to go in Northern Spain for wolves and bears, and is wondering if early October is a good time for this.
Steffen, new to the website, is looking for some inspiration for where to travel next. Comment ideas – the world is your oyster.
And finally, Svante Nilsson is planning to take his last ever African safari (I bet it won’t actually be!) with his wife and would love your suggestions for where to spend this important holiday.
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Thanks for reading:)
Katy
Cover photo: Bushbuck – Ian Thompson
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