A Strawberry Leopard
https://www.yahoo.com/news/couple-capture-incredibly-clear-images-of-very-rare-strawberry-leopard-145651776.html I have never heard of one of these color mutations in a leopard before. How beautiful. Andrew
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Let’s Go to Kgalagadi in 2020 with Chalo Africa 5-Person Group Departures From Mabua to Twee and vice-versa Group 1: Arrives in Botswana on May 1, 2020 – Trip Ends in South Africa on May 14, 2020 Group 2: Arrives in South Africa on May 17, 2020 – Trip...
New Trip Report: Borneo
Some reports make you envious. Some do far more than that. You have been warned! Borneo reports don’t get more successful than this. Sabah, Singapore and Peninsula Malaysia, 2019: Phil Telfer, 18 days & 62 species including Clouded Leopard, Western Tarsier, Otter Civet, Sun Bear and – just to rub...
New Trip Report: DRC and Okapis
Mathias D’haen sent me this intriguing report a couple of months back: first thing I did was find out a bit more about the park and it seems – just days after Mathias visited – the reserve decided, once again, not to let anyone – even researchers – visit....
Pine Marten hide, Perth, Scotland
This report adds a yes vote to a previous John Wright report that says a hide near Perth, Scotland, is fabulous for Euro Pine Marten. This a private site, run by Bob Smith. He charges a fee for access – well worth it. I had missed this species at...
Southern Caucasus trip to Georgia and Armenia
Dear all, I have just uploaded the report of the Caucasus Roya trip I guided for Batumi Birding in May 2019. It is a trip report that spans both Georgia and Armenia and is mainly focused on birdwatching, although it includes some nice mammals such as Dagestan tur, Bezoar...
Hokkaido trip report
Just spent a few days on Hokkaido. Small mammal and fox numbers are very high; hares are totally missing. 1. Sendai-Tomakomai ferry worked out great: a mixed group of Pacific white-sided and right-whale dolphins, a pod of Baird’s beaked whales, and pilot whales. 2. Rishiri-Rebun NP. Saw a distant...
Mammalwatching in the Pacific Northwest with notes on birds and hotspots
In July 2019 I visited the Pacific Nortwest on a road trip with a tent from Vancouver Island to Monterey and San Francisco. In 3,5 weeks I did not have the time to go for every species, nor did I have the possibilities to do life trapping or batting....
Future Maine & Nova Scotia Trip: Trapping/Location Assistance Wanted
Hello all! Long time user of this wonderful resource, first time poster. My goal like many of you here is to see/photograph as many mammal species as possible in my lifetime. Most of my work has been done with captive animals but I’ve also been lucky enough to visit...
New Trip Report: Appalachian Cottontails and Allegheny Woodrats
I spent last weekend with my kids on a quick trip looking for two mammals a few hours south of New York City. West Virginia We spent a night at Canaan Village, right in the middle of Appalachian Cottontail habitat. Aidan Place told me he had seen several Appalachian...
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African Golden Cat pictures from Bwindi Forest
For those who aren’t on Facebook, here are some fabulous shots of relaxed and prolonged encounter with an African Golden Cat after a gorilla hike in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (thank you Tomer for spotting this). Patrick Gijsbers took the pictures and said “I just visited the gorilla’s, and this was the...
New Trip Report: Emas National Park (Brazil)
Emas really is THE place to see Pampas Cats. Emas National Park, 2019: Andreas Jonsson, 5 nights and 11 species including Pampas Cats, Hoary Fox and Molina’s Hognosed Skunk. Jon
Road Trip With Rodents: Mid-Northern USA
My two teenage kids – Patrick and Katy – spend each July in the USA with me. The days when I could drag them off – especially my daughter – on an intensive mammal watching trip are long gone. In fact, looking back, I am not sure those days...
Travelling with Thermal scope
Hi, We have recently bought a Pulsar thermal scope and are very happy with it and are planning to travel with it abroad. Now I have heard rumors that someone has had it confiscated in the security check in Singapore… During my last trip, the security staff in Beijing...
New Trip Report: Madagascar
Here’s another report from Phil Gregory – a logistically challenging, but wildlife rich trip. Madagascar, 2015: Phil Gregory, 16 days & 18 species including Aye Aye, Fossa, Amber Mountain Mouse Lemur and Verreaux’s Sifaka. Has anyone else seen Aye Ayes at Pangalenes… I don’t think I have heard of...
New Trip Report: Svalbard
Another report from John Wright. Great pictures and sad to read about the ever worsening impact of climate change in the Arctic. Svalbard, 2019: John Wright, 5 days & 10 species including Arctic Fox, Blue Whale and Walrus. Jon
Shameless Self-promotion
The Australian and Brit in me is far too shy to share this….. but I am channeling my inner New Yorker right now … so here’s a fun piece written by Matt Miller – Nature Conservancy communications guru and blogger, author, mammal fan and all round good guy –...
Zambia Trip Report 2019
Our amazing trip to Zambia resulted in 36 mammal species including Lion, Leopard, Serval, Sitatunga, Honey Badger and Spotted-necked Otter. Please follow the link to see my report in full. Zambia Trip Report
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Hi Jon What is the current situation regarding advertising on your website, as I thought that all adverts now had to appear within the new travel directory section or perhaps as part of the join a trip section? Is this still the case, as Royle Safaris continue to advertise...
Sighting Records of Nilgiri Marten
Hello all, I have been lucky enough to see among south India’s most elusive (and endemic to the region as well) mammals, the Nilgiri Marten, twice. Sharing a brief report and a bit more in the link below: http://ficustours.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-elusive-nilgiri-marten-and-two.html Thank you Ravi
New Trip Reports: Mongolia
And here are two more reports from Phil Gregory. This time to Mongolia. Mongolia, 2018: Phil Gregory, 18 days & 25 mammals including Corsac Fox, Pallas’s Cat and Argali. Mongolia, 2017: Phil Gregory, 18 days & 27 mammals including Campbell’s Hamster and Argali. Jon
US Mammal List Taxonomy Questions
Does anyone know the latest thinking on the status of these (possible) species for inclusion on the USA mammal list…. I don’t have them on my list. Should I? Blarina peninsulae, Sorex gaspensis, Sorex navigator, Martes caurina, Oryzomys texensis, Peromyscus laceianus, Geomys juggosicularis, lutescens & streckeri Thanks...
New Trip Reports: Madagascar
Here are two reports from Phil Gregory. Primarily birding reports but Phil looks for mammals too. Madagascar & Mauritius, 2018: Phil Gregory, 26 days & 18 mammals including Golden-brown Mouse Lemur and Hubbard’s Sportive Lemur. Madagascar, 2017 : Phil Gregory, 21 days & 26 mammals including Aye Aye, Fossa and...
Swiss Alps – Vole ID needed
Earlier this month I spotted a vole in the Swiss Alps at around 2300m high together with a group of Biology students. Niels Schild managed to get these pictures. I don’t think there are that many options for the ID, but I’d really appreciate any input! Thanks in advance! I...
Pantanal question for a friend
So a friend of mine is going with his gf to Brazil, and is looking to spend a few nights in the Pantanal. They’re not huge wildlife enthusiasts like me, but they will definitely enjoy seeing the “big game” stuff, as long as they have a somewhat luxurious place...
New Trip Report: Madeira
Here’s a new report from John Wright with some useful information on Mediterranean Monk Seals off of Madeira Madeira, 2019: John Wright, 10 days & 8 species including Madeira Pipistrelle, Sperm Whale, Atlantic Spotted Dolphin and Mediterranean Monk Seal. Jon
Maine Trip – 14 species
Just returned from a 2 1/2 week vacation in Maine. It was a trip to visit a friend in the mountains and to go to my old haunts on the coast and was looking for anything. Saw lots of birds, leps, and cool plants, but was impressed by the...
New Trip Report: The Cape, South Africa
I just discovered I never posted this when it was sent to me two years ago. Sorry! The Cape, 2017: Philip Precey, 2 weeks & 30+ species including Marsh Mongoose and Cape Grysbok Jon
New Trip Report: Tajikistan 2018
Here’s a second report fromTajikistan from Frans De Schamphelaere: this trip, from the summer of 2018, predates his Darwaz Mountains trip already reported on the site. I’d love to visit one day – what a place! With this latest trip report we have all the information we need. Tajikistan (mainly along...
Flashlight Review: ThruNite Catapult V6 with Nitecore 60mm red filter
Dear All, Please follow this link to read a non-technical, end-use specific review of a compact flashlight that I have been using for wildlife watching at night, over the last few months. Kind regards Ravi ficustours@gmail.com www.ficuswildlife.net
Sichuan Mammal Watching Tour – March 2019 – Royle Safaris Trip Report
Back in April 2019 Royle Safaris ran its second back to back Sichuan Mammals Tour with special focus on the rarest and ‘coolest’ of Chinese mammals. We were very successful, the trip resulted in 3 sightings of giant panda (plus a 4th through thermal only) as well as red...
IndoChinese Clouded Leopard Tour – Nepal (2020)
After the amazing trip report from Jens Hauser last year, Royle Safaris has been in touch with the leading clouded leopard researchers in Nepal and we are pleased to announce the first group trip dedicated to looking for the Indochinese clouded leopard in Nepal. We are looking at travelling...
Amur Leopard & Siberian Tiger Success – Next Available Trips
Royle Safaris is heading to the Russian Far East again this winter (2019-20) and there are a few different options available for anyone wishing to book a trip to see and photograph either the critically endangered Amur leopard or Siberian tiger. You can find the itinerary and dates to...
San Diego
We are going to San Diego CA soon. Does anybody know an interesting place to look for porcupines, pumas, bobcats, skunks, long-tailed weasel, fisher even opposum or so close to San Diego?
RFI: Mammals especially bats areound Kuala Lumpur
Hello, I will have few days available in Kuala Lumpur, Fraser Hill and Taman Negara in August. My questions are: – Are there bat caves easy to see around Kuala Lumpur? Dark Cave of Batu Caves is closed since January 2019. – What is the current gen of seeing...
New Trip Report: Cambodia and Laos
Another thorough report from Keith Millar. Cambodia and Laos, 2019: Keith Millar, 19 days & 17 species including Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon, Indo-Chinese Silvered Langur, Black-shanked Douc and Irrawaddy Dolphins. Jon
Dolphin identification in Azores
Hello, I’m just back from a wildlife trip that I was leading in Azores last week (June 29th – July 6th). I’m actually working on my pictures and during the selection of underwater pictures, I was stopped by this unusual species who doesn’t fit at all to Short-beaked Common...
Scout thermal imagers
Has anybody used Scout thermal imagers? Are they as good as Pulsar Quantum? I have to buy one in Japan, but Pulsar Quantum imagers are no longer available there because all their new models have wi-fi function and they don’t have license for wi-fi operations in Japan.
New Trip Report: Kaziranga and Assam
Here’s a first report from Bob Shipbaugh Kaziranga and Bandhavgarh, 2019: Bob Shipbaugh, 11 days & 19 species including Smooth-coated and Eurasian Otters, Hoolock Gibbon and many Tigers. Jon
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