Traveling february, march 2022
Hello everyone, I am planning to go on a trip to Brazil this year. I know it is quite short notice but wanted try anyways. Are there any people interested in maybe travelling toget
Advertising: Wild Nepal – Chitwan Jungle Safari with Royle Safaris this May
Royle Safaris are running a 10 night tour to Nepal’s Chitwan National Park from May 1 – 11th this year. You will be searching for Tigers, Sloth Bears, Leopards, One-hor
New Trip Report: Sri Lanka
Good to see so many trip reports coming in again. Here is a new report from Romain Bocquier Sri Lanka, 2021: Romain Bocquier, 10 days & 43 species including Rusty-spotted and F
New Trip Report: Ethiopia
Ian Thompson had an adventure in troubled Ethiopia at the end of 2021. While he was mammalwatching, his binoculars auditioned for the starring role in the remake of The Terminal. A
Global Mammal Checklist: new update
I have just uploaded an updated global mammal checklist (here). The first update in 12 months. The checklist began life as something primarily based on the IUCN Red List. But the R
New Trip Report: Natuna Islands, Indonesia
A fascinating report from Mark Spence who went in search of the lovely looking Natuna Langur last year. Natuna Islands, 2021: Mark Spence, 1 week with mammals including Natuna Lang
New Podcast Episode (the Hall and Foley kids) plus “guess that mammal” competition
On New Year’s Eve 2021, Ellesmere and Sierra (Charles’s gifted children) sat down with my disappointing offspring – Patrick and Katy – to reflect on the highs
New Trip Report: Ghana
Here is a new report on Ghana. Great to see more and more people combining serious birding with serious mammaling (they also racked up over 400 bird species). Ghana, 2021: Daan Dru
Podcast Episode 17 – Bob Pitman, world champion cetacean lister
The final mammalwatching podcast episode of 2021 – released just hours before the end of the year – featured the remarkable Bob Pitman, whalewatcher extraordinaire. I t
Wolverine killing a Reindeer – Video
Here an incredible video, northern Norway 2017: a Wolverine killing a Reindeer in blizzard. And I spent three nights in a hide just few meters from Wolverines, armed