lynx – another big hit
Earlier this year we experienced great Eurasian lynx encounters in Poland ( cfr previous post), last week we did the same with Iberian lynx in Spain. At both remaining strongholds
Karasu beaked whales – a possible sighting
My friend Olga Filatova (one of the co-discoverers of karasu beaked whale) has returned from an expedition searching for them around the Kuril Islands, and got some possible photos
Amami Island & Tateshina Trip Report, Japan 2016
In August 2016 a work trip to Tokyo gave me a very welcome opportunity to return to Japan. Although I was working I was able to squeeze in a night on Amami Island as soon as I ar
Again Eurasian lynxes this spring in Poland
Since three years www.europesbig5.com is active and productive in locating Eurasian lynxes down town Bieszczady; without doubt one of Europe’s most desolate, remote and vast
Wolves in Spain
Hi all It seems like the Picos/Cantabrian mountains are now ‘the place’ to see wolf in southern Europe. Has anyone out there had any luck independently? It’s a po
New Trip Report: Taiwan, Korea and Japan
I waited 10 years for the first Taiwanese trip report, and got a second a day later, though this one also includes Korea and Japan. Taiwan, Korea and Japan 2016: Dominque Brugiere,
Pallas’s Cats near Qinghai Lake, China
Jon Hall suggested I post an account of a recent encounter with Pallas’s Cats in Qinghai Province, China. Below is a write-up of the morning with a couple of accompanying p
New Trip Report – Taiwan
John Wright sent me the first mammal report for this website from Taiwan. Its a country I have been interested in for a while but the lack of mammal information put me off. Now
New Report – Vienna, Austria
Michael Kessler visited Vienna during the summer and sent me mammalwatching.com’s first Austrian Report. Vienna, 2016: Michael Kessler’s notes on some mammals spotted a
Austria
I spent a couple of nights in Vienna in October 2016. I loved the city, which is now one of my favourites in Europe, but didn't do much mammal watching.