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10 May 2024
Central AmericaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
Central AmericaMexico

Mexico

Mexico is a hidden gem. A super diverse country with a great many species that are barely known. A trip here is always an adventure.

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4 July 2023
Central America
Costa RicaNeotropical

Costa Rica

I first visited Costa Rica in 2010 and have returned several times. It offers some of the best and most accessible mammalwatching in Central America as well as plenty of opportunit

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27 August 2016
Central AmericaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
NeotropicalNicaragua

Nicaragua

I’ve been to Nicaragua three times. First in February 2013, when Fiona Reid led a second Batwatch trip to the country. Although I could only get away from work for a weekend, I c

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8 August 2016
Central America
GuatemalaNeotropical

Guatemala

I spent two weeks in Guatemala in 2026 on a mammalwatching-research trip led by Jose Gabriel Martinez-Fonseca.

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8 August 2016
Central America
CubaNeotropical

Cuba

I spent a couple of days in Cuba in 1998 but don't think I saw a single mammal other than H. sapiens. I've included community reports from those that have.

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6 August 2016
Central America
BelizeNeotropical

Belize

I visited Belize in 1989 and spent a night at the Bermudan Landing Howler Monkey Sanctuary. A great little place, set up to protect the Guatemalan Black Howler Monkeys that were ea

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6 August 2016
Central AmericaNorth America
Dominican RepublicNeotropical

Dominican Republic

I'd long thought that I'd be more likely to run into a Unicorn than a solenodon. But in 2010 rumours began to reach me that they were findable in the right place, at the right time

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6 August 2016
Central AmericaSouth America
NeotropicalPanama

Panama

I have been to Panama three times, for longish weekends in November 2013 and April 2016 and a week in 2022. I saw a good amount of mammals.

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6 August 2016
Central America
JamaicaNeotropical

Jamaica

I visited a mate who was living in Jamaica in 1998. Our focus was diving, not mammal spotting. But we visited the Windsor Caves, a well known local bat roost. It was very difficult

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6 August 2016
Central America
HondurasNeotropical

Honduras

I haven't been to Honduras yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.

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7 August 2026
Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 2026
7 August 2026
New study on subspecies status of Wapiti/Elk on The Tibetan Plateau
7 August 2026
RFI: West Virginia

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  1. Jon Hall on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026
  2. GaryMeaney on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026
  3. ChrisTownend on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

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Genetically Welsh, spiritually Australian, currently in New York City. I’ve also lived and worked in London, Canberra, Paris and Lusaka, and visited almost 120 countries.

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  1. Jon Hall on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

    Thanks Chris. The boatman/guide seemed in no doubt it was Canadian. I’m not sure if he saw something about it…

  2. GaryMeaney on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

    Invaluable info, thanks! I'm hoping to visit Finland in May and the seals are at the top of my list.

  3. ChrisTownend on Saimaa Seals in Finland, July 20268 August 2026

    Nice report Jon👍🏻 Out of interest, have you labelled your beaver photo as North American purely on it being the…

  4. Ian Thompson on Anyone interested in Guyana’s Rewa Lodge this December?7 August 2026

    Hi Max. Different Ian. I didn't do a trip report of that 2014 trip although we mentioned it on one…

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7 August 2026
New study on subspecies status of Wapiti/Elk on The Tibetan Plateau
7 August 2026
RFI: West Virginia
6 August 2026
Where to go before Nepal : any advices ?
5 August 2026
A short trip to Kyrgyzstan in summer 2026

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