Trip Report: Belarus
Here’s another report from Vladimir Dinets of trips to Belarus 30 years ago. Belarus, 1990: Vladimir Dinets, several trips with species including Tundra Vole, European Poleca
New Trip Report: Black Rhinos in Namibia
Here is a first report from John Weir about 2 nights at the Desert Rhino Camp in search of Black Rhinos in Namibia. Namibia, 2017: John Weir, 2 nights & 10 mammals including B
I Just Offset (some of) My Greenhouse Gas Emissions
I spent Friday afternoon at a meeting on Planetary Health. It was interesting. But mainly terrifying. As we all know there is a long, tragic and growing list of environmental disa
Trip Report: Kazakhstan, 2009
A big thank you to Venkat Sankar for spotting this interesting and detailed report. Their picture of a “Sand Cat” seems more likely an Asiatic Wild Cat, though they re
Thailand, 2017
I spent a couple of weeks in Thailand in July 2017. I’ve been to Thailand many times and July isn’t the best month to mammal watch there. But no matter: I wanted to give my
New Trip Report: Beni, Bolivia
Here’s a list of species seen by Nicholas McPhee at the Blue Throated Macaw Reserve in Bolivia. Beni, 2017: Nick’s Adventures Bolivia, 5 days & 15 species including
Emperor Tamarins and Goeldi’s Monkeys in Peru – RFI
Can anyone recommend the best areas in Peru – presumably Manu – to see Emperor Tamarins? And – – I am getting greedy now – what about Goeldi’s M
Gear Review: Pulsar XQ50 Thermal Imaging Scope
Several mammalwatchers have recently expressed an interest in buying a thermal imaging scope and I had promised to post a review of the scope I bought in March. This is below. But
New (old) Trip Report: Kazakhstan
Here’s a last report from Vladimir Dinets on his travels through central Asia in the late 1980s. Kazakhstan, 1987-92: Vladimir Dinets, several trips & many species mentio
New Trip Report: Madagascar
Samuel Marlin is back from 3 weeks in Madagascar and saw a lot of cool mammals. Madagascar, 2017: Samuel Marlin, 3 weeks & 38 species including Fosa, Fanaloka, Ring-tailed &