New Podcast Episode: Nick Mcphee – Nick’s Adventures Bolivia
The latest mammalwatching podcast episode just dropped and it features Nick Mcphee, owner of Nick’s Adventures Bolivia, a tour guide that many in this community know and love!
Nick explains how a childhood love of wildlife – inspired by growing up near Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo – led him to Bolivia after five years in the Australian army and another three working in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.
He talks about the many – and exceptionally diverse – mammalwatching opportunities in Bolivia that range from what is arguably Latin America’s best Jaguar watching through to mega-mammals like Chaco Peccaries, Giant Armadillos and Goeldi’s Monkey. Plus Nick describes the many and diverse threats these animals are facing: threats that he is passionate about tackling through the ecotourism he is pioneering.
Nick has more than his fair share of funny stories from running tours. We hear about the time that someone mistook a cup of vinegar for water. And we learn what can happen when a married couple turn up on a jungle trip with wildly differing expectations!
The podcast opens with notes from the field from Jon’s February trip to Guatemala and we chat about our 2023 visit to Klalik Village in West Papua when we discovered an ‘extinct’ possum that is now in the news.
You can stream the podcast here or listen on Spotify, Apple, YouTube and other platforms.
Cover art: Nick rescues a sloth
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