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2 August 2023
Uncategorised

Reissued: Java 2010

I first visited Java in 2010 and mammalwatched in Gunung Gede and Halimun National Parks. I returned briefly in 2023 and looked for a couple of bats species close to Jakarta.

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1 August 2023
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Reissued report: Sulawesi 2012

I've wanted to see a wild Babirusa for as long as I can remember, so when Coke Smith told me he was planning to spend Christmas 2012 mammal watching in Sulawesi it didn't take me l

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22 July 2023
Uncategorised

West Papua, 2023

What makes for a great trip? The quality and quantity of the mammals? The adventure? The chance to explore somewhere so new you feel like you might be on a scientific expedition wi

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7 March 2023
Uncategorised

SUBSCRIBING TO WEEKLY UPDATES

If you would like to reactivate your subscription to mammalwatching.com then you can now choose to receive just one weekly email that recaps the week’s highlights. To receive

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21 February 2023
Community Trip ReportsUncategorised
Mammalwatching

What’s happened on mammalwatching this past month?

An updated mammalwatching website was launched a month ago. Now that we can all post our own reports the site is busier than ever. If you haven’t yet signed up for updates th

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19 February 2023
Africa
Bioko IslandEquatorial Guinea

Bioko Island, January 2023

Bioko Island, a part of Equatorial Guinea, has been a bucket list trip since I read a trip report from Bob Berghaier in 2010.This was an African Eden, filled with exotic beasts and

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8 January 2023
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The NUTTER awards return/ A community meeting next month/ New website imminent

My mum used to say that “things always happen in threes”. Well here is irrefutable proof that she was right. Maybe. First, the new mammalwatching.com website is about t

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8 January 2023
North American
Mexico

Gray Whales in Baja California

Hello mammalwatchers, I need some advice. We are planning a six-week trip to North America, starting in Baja California and returning home from Vancouver. Some of the target specie

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7 January 2023
Europe and the Palearctic
lynxStudentSwedenwolfwolverine

Student mammal watching in Sweden

Hi all! We are 3 biology students from Wageningen (Netherlands) and we are planning on going to Sweden to see some amazing mammals, which have been on our list for a very long time

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7 January 2023
Oriental
BorneoMalaysiaSabahSingapore

New Trip Report: Borneo and Singapore

Here’s Fiona Reid’s report from her very successful trip to Borneo in October/November. Sabah and Singapore, 2022: Fiona Reid, 19 days & 63 species including Raffle

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7 August 2026
Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 2026
7 August 2026
New study on subspecies status of Wapiti/Elk on The Tibetan Plateau
7 August 2026
RFI: West Virginia

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  1. Evan on Anyone interested in Guyana’s Rewa Lodge this December?9 August 2026
  2. Jon Hall on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026
  3. GaryMeaney on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

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  1. Evan on Anyone interested in Guyana’s Rewa Lodge this December?9 August 2026

    Hi Max! No, I didn't end up going, unfortunately. Both money and time didn't work out this time, and we…

  2. Jon Hall on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

    Thanks Chris. The boatman/guide seemed in no doubt it was Canadian. I’m not sure if he saw something about it…

  3. GaryMeaney on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

    Invaluable info, thanks! I'm hoping to visit Finland in May and the seals are at the top of my list.

  4. ChrisTownend on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

    Nice report Jon👍🏻 Out of interest, have you labelled your beaver photo as North American purely on it being the…

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7 August 2026
New study on subspecies status of Wapiti/Elk on The Tibetan Plateau
7 August 2026
RFI: West Virginia
6 August 2026
Where to go before Nepal : any advices ?
5 August 2026
A short trip to Kyrgyzstan in summer 2026

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