Tanzania & Zanzibar
Check out Charles Foley's action packed report from November 2025: Southern Tanzania: rare mammals & riots. It features 77 species including 3 species of sengi, 13 primates (includ
South Africa
Check out Zac Babbit's monumental 2025 road trip report, featuring an astounding 130 species including Yellow-spotted Hyrax, Hottentot Golden Mole, Cape Dune Molerat, Meller's Mong
Kenya
Kenya, more than any other country, is responsible for my interest in mammals. Not that I had been there before 2011, but I watched a lot of wildlife documentaries on TV in the 70s
Djibouti
I spent four nights in Djibouti in December 2024. A fabulous place to look for mammals.
Ethiopia
I visited Ethiopia in 2007, 2008 and again in 2024 for a fabulous week in the Somali Region.
Madagascar
Like all self-respecting mammal watchers I had long wanted to visit Madagascar. But something had held me back. I think this was largely the fact that my Madagascar trip would be
Democratic Republic of Congo
I haven't been to the DRC yet but have included reports from those that have.
Cote D’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
I spent an excellent week in Tai National Park in 2024 with 32 species including Lesser Anomalure, White-bellied Pangolin and a Liberian Mongoose.
Chad
I spent an adventure-filled three weeks in Chad in 2023. It is truly a spectacular place with some brilliant mammalwatching.
Bioko Island, January 2023
Bioko Island, a part of Equatorial Guinea, has been a bucket list trip since I read a trip report from Bob Berghaier in 2010.This was an African Eden, filled with exotic beasts and