New Trip Report: Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkeys, Vietnam
Another great report from Mark Spence. Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkeys, 2017: Mark Spence, 5 days with Delacour’s Langurs and Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkeys. Jon
New Trip Report: Siberut – Mentawai Islands
An interesting report from Mark Spence Siberut, Mentawai Islands, 2018: Mark Spence, 5 days with some nice mammals including Siberut Flying Squirrel, Kloss’s Gibbon and Mentawai and Pig-tailed Snub-nosed Langurs. Jon
Pocket Mice (Chaetodipus/Perognathus sp.) & Packrat (Neotoma sp.) ID- Portal, Arizona
Good day mammal watchers! Hoping for some species level identification help with the photos below. They were taken at night in Portal, Arizona right outside Cave Creek Ranch. The Southwestern Research Station mentions these species as present in the area. Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavus) Arizona Pocket Mouse (Peroghathus...
Dzanga-Sangha MammalFest
In late August/early September 2019 my husband and I had a superb and exciting trip to the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve in Central African Republic (CAR). We booked the trip directly with Sangha Lodge (www.sanghalodge.com). As described in other reports, it’s an organized tour/plane-share, where you spend 7 nights at...
New Trip Report: Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
A new report from Rauno Väisänen who got some nice mammalian bycatch on this butterfly trip. Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, 2019: Rauno Väisänen, 2 weeks & 13 or so species including Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel, Arunachal Macaque and Western Hoolock Gibbon. Jon
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Mammalwatching Meeting 2020???
Dear mammal watchers Birders are doing it already…we discussed with Jon Hall about the idea of a mammal watcher meeting!!! It would not only be great to meet other mammal watchers to exchange knowledge, experience and to learn more, but it could also be a chance to discuss what...
Pumas of Torres del Paine (private reserve)
Hi! More Pumas of Torres del Paine (private reserve). To walk with them, to stay with Pumas for hours on foot and to understand a bit of their world without the barrier of a car or a boat, is a wonderful experience!
Interior Alaska update (Aug 2019)
I spent August 14-19 in interior Alaska, driving the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay and visiting Denali NP. I only saw 15 species of mammals, but the quality (Alaska Marmot, Muskox, Canada Lynx, etc.) was very high and the scenery was fantastic! Both destinations have been covered well in...
New trip report: Endemic primate weekend in Vietnam
New trip report on two endemic primates in Vietnam. Grey-shanked douc and Hatinh langur.Primates on the rocks
New Trip Report: Bosnia and Herzegovina
A new report from Mark Hows. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019: Mark Hows, 12 days & 25 species including Parti-coloured Bat, Wild Cat and Miller’s Water Shrew. Jon
New Trip Report: Bolivia, Peru and Chile
Another report from Lennart Verheuvel. Chile, Bolivia and Peru, 2019: Lennart Verheuvel, 3 months & 15 species in Chile including Kodkod, Darwin’s Fox and Lesser Grison; 20 species in Bolivia including Giant Anteater and Bolivian Grey Titi; and 18 species in Peru including Giant Otter. Jon
New Trip Report: Colorado and New England
I am still on the Amazon and probably uncontactable. So here is another report from Samuel Marlin I prepared earlier…. Colorado and New England, 2019: Samuel Marlin, a few days & 28 species including New England Cottontail, Moose and Bighorn Sheep. Jon
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New Trip Report: Sichuan
A report of a very successful trip from Samuel Marlin. I’m looking forward to returning here in March. Sichuan, 2019: Samuel Marlin, 2 weeks & 27 species including Black Bear, Asian and Hog-nosed Badgers, Long-nosed Mole and both Pandas! Jon
New Trip Report: Paraguayan Chaco
Sophie and Manuel Baumgartner’s travels continue. Defensores del Chaco, 2019: Sophie and Manuel Baumgartner, 9 days & 19 species including Screaming Hairy Armadillo, Paraguay Punaré, Geoffroy’s Cat and Ocelot.
New Trip Report: US Southwest
During September 2019 I visited the United States to attend the 7th World Mountain Ungulate Conference. Before and after I had a total of 10 days to look for wildlife. This time was mainly dedicated for the search and documentation of caprinae species. But I wanted to make a compromise...
New Trip Report: Kaktovik and Denali, Alaska
Another interesting report – both because of its location and its rich detail – this time from Greg Easton. Great photos too. Kaktovik and Denali, September 2019: Greg Easton, 5 days with species including Polar Bears and an Ermine. Jon
New Trip Report: Hexigten (inner Mongolia), China
Here’s a really cool report from a place I have never heard of, featuring a mammal or two I have never heard of as well. And just a day’s drive from Beijing. Thank you Zhou Fangyi for this first report. Hexigten (north of Beijing), 2019: Zhou Fangyi, 4 days &...
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Republic of Congo to Dzanga Sangha Reserve (Central African Republic) trip report
I visited Dzanga Sangha between 13 – 18 September and took a route that I have not seen described here, yet seems logical. Moreover, it opens the possibility to combine visiting Dzanga Sangha with Nouabale Ndoki or Odzala in the Republic of Congo. I’m currently working and based in...
New Trip Report: Chilean Patagonia, 2019
Mattia Altieri doesn’t usually take group trips, but it seems that you pretty much have to do these days if you want to visit Torres Del Paine without spending a fortune. Patagonia, 2019: Mattia Altieri, 2 weeks & 10 species including 17 (!) different Pumas and Peale’s Dolphins. Jon
New Trip Report: Yellowstone
Here’s a first time report from Bud Lensing. Yellowstone, 2019: Bud Lensing, 4 days & 14 species including Grizzly and Black Bears and Wolves. Jon
New Trip Report: Bolivia
Here’s a second report from Janco van Gelderen. I really do need to visit Bolivia it seems! Kaa lya and Amboro, 2019: Janco van Gelderen, 1 week & about 30 species including Jaguar, Margay, Jaguarundi and Ocelot. Jon
New Trip Report: Ecudaor
A great report from Michael Kessler, featuring his 1000th species (congratulations!) and showing again the power of a thermal scope. Papallacta, San Isidro & Wild Sumaco, 2019: Michael Kessler, 6 days & 40+ species including Dusky Shrew-Opossum, Poeppig’s Woolly Monkey, Mountain Tapir and lots of bats and rats. Jon
New Trip Report: Chile
Here’s a new report from Janco van Gelderen Chile, 2019: Janco van Gelderen, 4 weeks & about 20 mammals including Puma, Pudu, Darwin’s Fox and Lesser Grison. Jon
African Golden Cat sighting from 2017: Bwindi, Uganda
A few weeks ago I posted a link to a facebook story about this wonderful sighintg. The author – Patrick Gijsbers – has kindly sent me a bit more information now to share. I have since heard from a couple of other people who have seen them there. But...
Sri Lanka Wilpattu Trip Report
Fantastic 4 Days of mammal watching at Wilpattu in Sri Lanka Our trip was organised through Bird and Wildlife Team https://www.birdandwildlifeteam.com/ They were great – really professional and well run. Our guide was Dulan Ranga Vidanapathirana (dulanrangavp@gmail.com). He was really brilliant – incredibly knowledgeable and really focused on finding us great sightings....
Two new trip reports from Sichuan
Here are two more reports from Sichuan Sichuan, April 2019: Travelling Naturalist, 2 weeks & 25 species including Chinese Mountain Cat, Red Panda and Tibetan Gazelle. Sichuan, October 2018: Travelling Naturalist, 2 weeks & 36 species including Asiatic Black Bear, Golden Snub-nosed Monkey and Siberian Weasel. Jon
Yellow-throated Marten vs Muntjak
For those who don’t follow the mammal watching page on Facebook then here is some remarkable footage from China. Warning – its a bit upsetting to watch if you have a fondness for Muntjaks. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=525246464909317
Notes for new Bobcat, Ringtail, and Bat Sites, Southern California
Two new site notes, both minor. Do not make a special trip just hoping to get the target species, but hey, you never know when you will be driving from L.A. to Death Valley (site 1) or have a free day after a business meeting in San Diego (site...
A few Namibian mammalworthy sites
Chris and Mathilde Stuart, authors of numerous mammal field guides, are on the road on a long trip from Namibia to Zimbabwe via Zambia and Malawi. They emailed me a few interesting sites from Namibia. Namib-Naukluft Park (camping permits from Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Sesriem). Mirabib Inselberg campsites are good...
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Bat ID Pantanal
Hi there We are currently in Pouso Alegre and found these bats in the wooden house behind the lodge. We are a bit struggeling with the ID and would be grateful for help. For the first two bats we think about the Silky short-tailed bat and the Seba’s short-tailed...
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Spotting Spotted Skunks & Going for Gophers: Bay Area Trip Report
I returned to California last month for a brief visit and some targeted mammal watching around the Bay Area. Northern Fur Seals and Western Spotted Skunks were top of my hit list, but I was also looking for Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rats, Pacific Jumping Mice, Salt Marsh Harvest Mice, Western...
Anyone want to join me in Sichuan & Yunnan next spring?
THIS TRIP IS NOW FULL I’m organising a trip to China from 26 March – 6 April 2020 and there one space has opened up to fill our group of 4. We will visit Sichuan for a week to look for the usual suspects there on the classic...
Reporting Malaysian mammal records on SEAVR (Ecology Asia)
On 13 March 2018 I posted that Nick Baker (Ecology Asia) maintains a site for peer reviewed articles on noteworthy records in the Southeast Asia region. He has recently posted at https://www.ecologyasia.com/seavr.htm that he is no longer posting records for Malaysia due to the unfortunate situation that: “In Indonesia...
New Trip Report: Brazil’s Atlantic Forest (mainly)
A new report from Justin Brown Atlantic Rainforest, 2019: Justin Brown, 3 weeks & sites I wasn’t aware of for some nice primates including Black Lion Tamarin, and Yellow-breasted and Blond Capuchins Jon
New Trip Report: Ladakh in the summer
So Ladakh can be pretty great in the summer too. Ladakh, 2019 summer: Manuel Ruedi, 3 weeks & 19 species including Pallas’s Cat, Lynx and Argali. All Pika IDs have been confirmed! Jon
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