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Giant Forest Hogs
5 June 2025
Africa
AfricaKenya

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

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28 April 2025
Africa
AfrotropicalDjibouti

Djibouti

I spent four nights in Djibouti in December 2024. A fabulous place to look for mammals.

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Gelada Baboon
17 February 2025
Africa
AfricaAfrotropicalEthiopia

Ethiopia

I visited Ethiopia in 2007, 2008 and again in 2024 for a fabulous week in the Somali Region.

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Aye aye Daubentonia madagascariensis
10 October 2024
AfricaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AfrotropicalMadagascar

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

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Long tailed Pangolin Rolled Up
31 December 2023
Africa
AfrotropicalDemocratic Republic of CongoDRC

Democratic Republic of Congo

I haven't been to the DRC yet but have included reports from those that have.

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19 November 2023
Africa
AfricaCote D'IvoireIvory Coast

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.

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20 May 2023
Africa
AfrotropicalChadTchad

Chad

I spent an adventure-filled three weeks in Chad in 2023. It is truly a spectacular place with some brilliant mammalwatching.

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19 February 2023
Africa
Bioko IslandEquatorial Guinea

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

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19 February 2023
Africa
AfrotropicalBioko IslandEquatorial Guinea

Bioko Island

Bioko Island is not easy to get to, nor to travel around, but it still has some great mammalwatching including pretty much the only realistic chance of seeing wild Drills. I visite

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Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
2 October 2021
Africa
AfricaUganda

Uganda

I spent ten days here in July 2021 and loved the country and its mammals.

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Community meeting and mammalwatching NUTTER awards
27 November 2025
Évora Portugal SECEM Congress

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  1. Charles Foley on ID request2 December 2025

    Hi Samuel, the mongoose is a bushy tailed mongoose. The Meller's mongoose has white and brown fur in the tail.…

  2. Jon Hall on Around Svarlbard and into the Pack Ice2 December 2025

    Thanks Andrew, absolutely stunning photos!!

  3. Joachim Grammer on Thermal Scope Country Restrictions2 December 2025

    Hello dear fellow wildlife enthusiasts, thanks for bringing up the topic about thermal scope use and transportation/import in and into…

  4. Flemming Versloot on Looking for tips for a great tropical trip…2 December 2025

    Hey Jeroen, Have you looked into the state of Assam in India? It can be that you wrote it off…

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30 November 2025
Looking for tips for a great tropical trip…
30 November 2025
Community meeting and mammalwatching NUTTER awards
27 November 2025
Évora Portugal SECEM Congress
25 November 2025
Review of Mammals of the Southwestern United States (Lynx Nature Books)

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