New Trip Report: Tajikistan Snow Leopards
Now here’s a real adventure! Frans De Schamphelaere is just back from the Darwaz Mountains on the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border. It looks incredible. Darwaz Mountains, 2018:
Mammal-watching in Gabon
I am leading a group to Gabon in August 2019 (Aug 17-31 in Gabon) – basically following a similar itinerary to the one Jon and co. did, in hopes of seeing a similar host of g
New Trip Report: Jordan
Mammal watchers often visit Israel, but Jordan, just next door, is a lovely country that seems often overlooked and has lots of potential (I saw Wolves and a Sand Cat here 20+ year
Platypus at Euroa
Platypus are reasonably common in suitable habitat but can be difficult to see. While camping in a caravan park at Euroa last September we got an excellent view of platypus activit
Chobe National Park March 2018
An invitation to a family wedding in Johannesburg led to my wife and I visiting Africa for the first time last March. Naturally we wanted to view some wildlife in the short time av
Amur Leopard Photography Tour February 2019
We have had some incredible success in 2018 with Amur Leopards visiting our specialist photography hide deep inside the forests of the Russian Far East. We have 1 place remaining o
New Trip Report: Three Key Vietnamese Primates
If you haven’t seen any of Mogens Trolle’s photos then you really should check out his stunning images of primates from around the world. His latest trip was to Vietnam
New Trip Report: Qinghai & Sichuan, China
Happy New Year everyone! In case you are having trouble thinking of where to go in 2019 then this report might provide some inspiration. Unfortunately I am never stuck for ideas
Book Review: “Mammals: A Very Short Introduction”
This Oxford University Press book from 2017 is exactly what the title promises: an academic but accessible introduction to the evolution, physiology, and taxonomy of mammals. Illus
Code of conduct for mammal watching
The recent thread on the use of small mammal traps reminded me of several conversations that I have had with people over the past year or so about the need for a code of conduct fo