19 May 2026

2 weeks Sichuan with Royle Safaris, with extra primates, 2026

In march-february 2026, I joined Royle Safaris’ Sichuan mammal trip. This is my personal account of 2 very successful weeks in Sichuan, with a double primate extension.

A first China trip for me, and 30 mammal species seen.

Highlights were giant panda, red panda, Chinese mountain cat, mainland leopard cat, Sichuan takin, tufted deer, Francois’s langur and Yunnan snub-nosed monkey.

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2 weeks Sichuan with Royle Safaris, with extra primates, 2026

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Wouter Pieters
Veterinarian, wildlife enthousiaste, avid traveler, antelope afficionado and primate lover. In 2022, after having been active in the zoo community as a vet and curator for almost 10 years, I decided to return to the private veterinary sector. It took me some time to adjust to this new life, but I eventually realized that I didn’t need wildlife medicine to be happy, just …  wildlife. From then on, my wildlife travelling took a sharp increase, with this website as a constant source of inspiration and information. I am interested in all creatures great and small, but my passion lies in hoofstock (antelopes more specifically) and primates. Subspecies sensitive from my past zoo career, and very much attracted to Africa and Asia, I have set my target on seeing and photographing all (read “as many as possible”) Afro-Asian ungulate and primate species and sub-species.
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