Trip Report – Chad Mega Tour – Royle Safaris – March 2023
Royle Safaris ran a pioneering three week trip to Chad in March 2023. A trip which was reversed and run immediately after ours by Jon Hall. That report was published and while ago
RFI Ghana – gear
We are planning to go to Ghana for three weeks in December (we have tickets, hope to get visa next week). I have looked into some reports and other materials, but basically everyon
Mammalwatching Exclusive Safari: Nambia, May 2024
I thought this would be a good time to advertise it again. And if you are living in New York, where it has rained every weekend for the past 7 weeks, I have to say that Namibia is
New Podcast Episode: John Newby founder of Sahara Conservation
In this month’s episode of the mammalwatching podcast we talk to the legendary John Newby about his 50 years in Chad and Niger working to save some of the rarest antelopes in
Kenya Mammals, Birds, & Herps 2023
In July-August this year, I took a couple of clients (Tyler Santiago-Gamble) out on a trip looking primarily for Mammal targets, but with some bird, reptile, & amphibian target
UGANDA: African Golden Cat Quest Take 2
Lord Derby’s Flying Squirrel Tour Report from our 2nd tour to try and see African Golden Cat: https://www.wisebirding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/UGANDA-MARCH-2023.pdf A total o
The jackal or the wolf in Algeria?
In Algeria there is a species of Canidae commonly called Dib or Ouchene in Kabyle. Its scientific name changed from Canis aureus to Canis anthus, then to Canis lupaster following v
Short trip to Swakopmund, Namibia 16-24 Sept 2023
I just returned from the African Small Mammal conference in Swakopmund, Namibia and wanted to share a few locations. My mammal targets for the area were round eared sengi and Namib
Striped Pole Cat
Hi. Someone dropped of 2 Striped Pole cats by us while their eyes were still closed. Their eyes are open now and they each drink about 20ml of milk. Their teeth are showing and the
Special issue of the African Primates journal now online
Primatewatchers might be especially interested in the new – and special – issue of the IUCN’s African Primates journal (17(1)). It provides a compilation of Red