The Weekly Recap
Hello and welcome back to the recap! Almost done with the catch ups now so weekly programming will resume shortly:)
To start us off is Brett Hartl’s note about how to find Mediterranean Monk Seals near Athens, Greece, and he even gives coordinates for what he found to be the best location to see them.
Next is Antoine Rabussier’s report of his epic 7 month long Asian Odyssey. Travelling across India, Malaysia and Indonesia, the report is almost a novel full of stunning photos, information and well over 100 mammal species. Some highlights of these are Snow Leopard, Bornean Orangutan, Ganges River Dolphin and Tiger, but I definitely recommend taking a look at the report yourself.
Christopher Rasgon’s short trip to Arizona got him 5 mammal species including Collared Peccary, Coues Deer, and Mexican Free-tailed Bat.
Marc Bozon’s Big Cat Year continues with Sri Lanka’s beautiful Fishing Cat, and he even managed to squeeze in 35 other mammal species…
This short report from Mt Rainier, Washington by “wildlife_watcher” has some very pretty pictures, and despite several travel mishaps some lucky species like Pika and Black Bear.
And finally, Cheryl Antonucci’s report from Peru with 21 species is as always full of great primates like Andean Saddle-back Tamarin, Colombian Red Howler Monkey and Amazon Pink River Dolphin (my favourite primate).
If you’ve been wanting to see Snow Leopards, now is the time: Yi Yang Chow is planning a trip to Gouli Valley, Qinghai in December and is wondering if anyone would like to join.
Mammalia, Carlos Bocos’ brand new mammal tour company, have posted their trip calendar for 2027: with 2 trips to West Papua and one to Papua New Guinea, it sounds like it’ll be an exciting year.
And if you’d like to browse all the trips looking for participants, have a look at the join a trip page here.
This month’s episode of the Mammalwatching Podcast is out. Charles and my dad talk to Brett Hartl (of Mediterranean Monk Seal fame) about his work as an environmental lawyer and his mammalwatching adventures.
Gary Meaney will be heading to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and the Isle of Mull (Scotland) in September and would love some mammalwatching advice, especially for Minke Whales.
Matt Lavelle, travelling to Malawi very soon, would also like some mammal location and guide advice. His main targets are species like Aardvark and Carcal.
And Markus Engelhart, who is going to Minas Gerais, Brazil very soon (or perhaps he is already there) would also love guide and location tips for two locations: Santuário do Caraça and the Serra da Canastra.
These bats found by Nick Buys in Bakit Lawang bat caves, Sumatra are in need of IDing, so check them out if you think you could help.
Lastly, Ravi from Ficus Tours has posted a field review of the Habrok 4k 2.0 thermal binoculars so take a look if you’ve been thinking of treating yourself to your own thermal scope.
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Thanks for reading:)
Katy
Cover photo: Northern Plains Sacred Langur – Antoine Rabussier
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