One night between Nairobi and Samburu, Kenya. Where to go and stay?
Hello mammal watchers, I have planed a travel to Kenya from September 17th to 25th, 2023, six travelers in total, using a travel agency, with a guide/driver. Our destinations alrea
Advertising: last minute places for Gabon trip this July with Royle Safaris
Royle Safaris still have spots open on their Gabon trip next month from July 8-17 as well as on a pre-tour extension to Gabon’s Ivindo National Park Full details are here
Aardwolfs, Aardvarks and more in the Karoo and Kalahari of South Africa – March 2023
Hi all, this is a report of a small grouptour in Northwest South-Africa in March 2023. Focus was on nocturnal mammals and overall quite a success with good and multiple sightings o
New Podcast Episode: Harriet Kemigisha (Harrier Tours), Uganda
The latest podcast episode is one of my favorites. Charles and I spent a fascinating hour talking with Harriet Kemigisha – founder of Harrier Tours – from her home in w
Uganda Jan-Feb 2023
Over 27 days we travelled right around Uganda, from the arid north-east to the mountainous south-west. We visited all major habitats, and saw 82 mammal species, as well as 592 spec
Chad: Ennedi, Ouadi-Rimé & Zakouma, 2023
Until a few years ago Chad was far off of my mammalwatching radar. But then I saw some pictures from Zakouma National Park of very large herds of Buffalo and Elephant, surrounded b
Primates of Northeast Africa Pocket Identification Guide
Besides ‘East Africa’ we also made the ‘Primates of Northeast Africa Pocket Identification Guide’ (Butynski & De Jong 2022) freely available on https://
New Podcast Episode: S2 E14 – Expedition to Chad
In the latest podcast episode we talk with Brendan and Dan Nugent – Australian mammalwatching newcomers – about their recent expedition to Chad with Jon. They ta
Kenya: The world’s best mammal watching
I know this headline is a bit pompous. But having spent two weeks with Biosphere Expeditions in three conservancies at the northern tip of Kenya’s Masai Mara triangle this si