Free Mammal Watching! – anyone interested in a weekend looking at bears in Slovenia and Croatia
If anyone would like to spend a weekend watching bears in Croatia and Slovenia then read on…. I was invited on this study tour, which promotes responsible bear watching in Sl
New Trip Report: Paraguay, 2016
Thank you to Richard Webb for sending through this report from Cloudbirders, which is important as much for the details of how to do the Paraguayan Chaco independently, as it is f
New Trip Report: Sri Lanka
Here’s a report, as entertaining as always, on Steve Anyon-Smith’s latest trip, to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, 2017: Steve Anyon-Smith, 3 weeks & 23 species including Slo
New Trip Report: Labahe (China), 2016
Thank you, once again, to Richard Webb for harvesting this – very helpfully detailed – report off of Cloud Birders. Labahe Nature Reserve, 2016: Andy Reeve, 6 days &
Vanzolini Saki Rediscovered
See here: (link). I was skeptical of the Monk Saki split, but this one certainly looks distinctive.
New Trip Report: Costa Rica, 2017
Here’s another report from Ben Balmford, this time from last month’s trip to Costa Rica. Costa Rica, 2017: Ben Balmford, 2. 5 weeks & 50 species including Northern
The Gibbon Experience, Laos
For a few years now I had wanted to visit the Gibbon Experience, which combines ziplining, spectacular treehouse accommodation and a chance to see critically endangered Black-cres
New Trip Report: Quebec, 2016
Here’s a report from Ben Balmford of his roadtrip through Quebec last year. Of particular interest are the details of a sight – Parc national de la Gaspesie – whe
Georgia (Caucasus), 2017
I visited Georgia for 5 nights in July 2017. I was travelling with my kids and tried to make the trip about more than mammals. I am not sure I succeeded: “more than mammals&#
Tayside Beavers, Scotland, UK
A quick blog on seeing Eurasian Beaver (and Otter) in Tayside, Scotland, UK, last week. http://www.jameslowen.com/blog-7-aug-2017-beaver.html A recent trip report on this site ale