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Author: Miles Foster

HomePosted by Miles Foster
24 November 2022
North American
Canadafield guidesUSA

RFI NORTH AMERICAN FIELD GUIDES

Hi, does anyone have any recommendations for a pocket guide to North American mammals that is easy to use and not too bulky, please? I have the Princeton Mammals of North America 2

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21 May 2022
North American
BobcatUS National ParkswolverineYellowstone

RFI YELLOWSTONE

Hi, Everyone, my wife Ingrid and I are contemplating a return to Yellowstone NP in 2023.  We haven’t been there since 2008 but always planned to return. Last time we found l

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23 December 2019
Oriental
chausinghachitaldohleleopardnilgaisambarsloth beartiger

TADOBA-ANDHARI

TRIP REPORT – TADOBA

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23 December 2019
Oriental
chausinghachitaldohleleopardnilgaisambarsloth beartiger

TADOBA-ANDHARI

TRIP REPORT – TADOBA

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23 December 2019
Oriental
trip reports

PROBLEMS UPLOADING TRIP REPORTS

Hi, Everyone, my wife and I had a great trip to Tadoba-Andhari back in March/April this year (2019).  I have made several unsuccessful attempts to upload a trip report – I h

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24 May 2019
Oriental
Blue WhaleElephantFishing catJungle catleopardpurple-faced leaf monkeyred slender lorissloth bearSri Lankastripe-necked mongoosetoque macaque

TRIP REPORT – SRI LANKA

SRI LANKA. 18 nights. 50 species including leopard, fishing cat, jungle cat, sloth bear, elephant, stripe-necked mongoose, red slender loris, toque macaque, purple-faced leaf monke

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18 May 2019
Oriental
IndianightpenchTigers

NIGHT DRIVES IN PENCH

NIGHT DRIVES IN PENCH My wife, Ingrid, and I have recently returned from 9 nights at Tadoba-Andhari and 3 nights at Pench Tiger Reserves. Trip report will follow but meanwhile this

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5 May 2018
Uncategorised
Spotlight

RFI: SPOTLIGHTS

Hi, Everyone, I have been researching ‘tactical’ hand-held LED flashlights for general spotlighting and would be grateful for any advice. My budget is around £100 / $7

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8 November 2016
Oriental
TIBET

SEEKING ADVICE ON TIBET

Hi, everyone, My wife and I are contemplating a trip to Tibet in 2017 and would be grateful for ANY advice. We plan to combine mammal-watching and sight-seeing, so Lhasa is a must

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  2. Lennartv on Which telelens for Madagascar? 150 – 600 eq. or 225 – 900 eq.?29 August 2025

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