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
Cote D’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
I haven’t been to the Ivory Coast yet.
Uganda
I spent ten days here in July 2021 and loved the country and its mammals.
Kenya
Kenya, more than any other country, is responsible for my interest in mammals. Not that I had been there before 2011, but I did watch a lot of wildlife documentaries on TV in the 7
Gabon
I visited central Gabon for a spectacular two weeks in August 2018 focussed on Lope National Park, plus Tsam Tsam lodge and a couple of sites near Libreville.
Namibia
My first trip to Namibia was a family holiday, so I needed to try to fit mammal watching around two small children. I guess the trip was quite successful in that the kids enjoyed i
Sierra Leone
The mammal watching far exceeded expectations both in terms of the diversity of species we encountered but also the rarity of many of the species we found, with mega mammals like W
South Africa
I like South Africa. The crime problems I’ve heard so much about aren’t apparent out of the cities (or perhaps I am just blissfully naive); the national parks in the south were
Egypt
I've been to Egypt twice, but for reasons other than mammals. In 1995 I spent a week on a boat out of Hurghada, where I was diving in the southern Red Sea. The diving was fabulous
Algeria
I haven't been to Algeria yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.