Japan February/March 2019
February-15 till March-10, 2019 we visited Japan for 3 weeks, starting at East-Hokkaido (between Kushiro, Nemuro and Rausu) for app. 8 days, did the ferry from Tomakomai to Niigata
New Trip Report: Crete
Here’s a report from Michael Kessler Crete, 2019: Michael Kessler, 8 days & 20 species (several of them dead) including Etruscan Shrew, Eastern Rock Mouse, European Free-
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
14 February 2019. Yamanouchi–Jigokudani (Hot Springs / Snow Monkey Park), Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Sometimes called “Snow Monkeys,” these are the northernmost wi
Morocco: The Anti Atlas and the Western Sahara
I’ve thought about visiting the Western Sahara for years, but was reluctant to return to Morocco after a backpacking trip in the early 90s. I spent most of that first trip lo
New Trip Report: Mongolia Snow Leopard and Pallas’s Cat
A new trip report, with some of the best Pallas’s Cat pictures I have ever seen. And some of the best Snow Leopard pictures too thinking about it. Mongolia is fast turning
New Trip Report: South Korea
An interesting report from an under-rated destination South Korea, 2019: Vladimir Dinets, 11 days (over 2 trips) with some nice mammals including Amur Leopard Cat, Siberian Musk De
New Trip Report: Estonian Lynx
Another report from Justin Brown. Estonia, 2019: Justin Brown, 10 days & 7 species including a Eurasian Lynx. Jon
Egyptian Weasels
Here’s a really interesting post from Nayer Youakim. Weasels are abundant in the heart of the city of Alexandria. Fascinating … but why are there not more urban weasels
First sighting of Sand Cat at Merzouga, Morocco, in the 21st century
Sand Cat sighted at Merzouga for the first time in more than two decades. Observations of Sand Cats in Tafilalt region (and also at Figuig to the north-east) are so rare that some
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