Cat tracks SE Turkey
Hi, I found some tracks recently near Birecik in SE Turkey. Glasses for scale, gap between stem tips is 8.75cm. Given shape and lack of claw marks, would I be correct in assuming t
Trip Report – Qinghai Tibetan Mammals Tour – Royle Safaris – July-August 2025
Royle Safaris was once again back in China during the summer of 2025 for our now annual mammalwatching group tour to the Tibetan Plateau. With another group of intrepid mammalwatch
The Red Goral: What it is and where to find it?
The Red Goral is one of the least documented ungulates on the planet. I have seen it years ago in India and have ever since collected every piece of information I could find and pu
2 weeks Sichuan with Royle Safaris, with extra primates, 2026
In march-february 2026, I joined Royle Safaris’ Sichuan mammal trip. This is my personal account of 2 very successful weeks in Sichuan, with a double primate extension. A fir
Any interest in snow leopards this October or November?
Hello all. I’m currently corresponding with a company in China that runs tours to see Snow Leopards and other mammals of the Tibetan plateau about arranging a tour either Oct
Quick Trip to Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang Province, China
I spent the final few days of my month in China in the southeast, around Hangzhou. The mammalwatching wasn’t as successful here as we’d hoped but after 4 weeks in China
Northern and Central Vietnam 2026
The trip included Cúc Phương National Park, Sơn Trà Peninsula, Cát Bà Island, Yên Tử Nature Reserve, and Bạch Mã National Park. Mammal highlights included multiple sig
Trip report Nepal 2024: 4 weeks independent travel in the Terai, with a touch of red panda
After years of reading trip reports and using the available information, it’s about time I start contributing … here’s my first trip report on mammalwatching. 4
Snow- Leopard, Lynx, Pallas’s Cat, Wolves, Brown Bear, Sand- Fox tour March April 2026
Trip Report from 20 March to 12 April… Snow-Leopard, Lynx, Brown bear, wolves, Pallas Cat, Sand Fox…
A Day in Guangxi (China), 2026
The fourth leg of my China tour had me flying to Nanning to meet another leading Chinese mammalwatching, Zhou Fangyi. Zhou, an elephant researcher working in Yunnan, has been follo