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7 March 2025
batsMexicoSpecies Identification

Bat identification, Mexico?

I’ve got a couple of good photos of bats from Mayan ruins in Mexico (trying to be both very quiet and only briefly using light to try not disturb them), but I haven’t t

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13 January 2025
Central AmericaNeotropicsPanama

Panama, or how I discovered the Neotropics

My first trip to the Neotropics, Panama was chosen for personal reasons but proved to be an exceptional experience over 16 days. 29 mammals seen, including water opossums, Northern

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13 January 2025
ArenalCosta Rica

Advice for Costa Rica first-timer

Hey all! Long time reader here; first time poster. Going on a Costa Rica trip with my girlfriend and her family at the end of February, and I’d love to get some expert advice

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8 January 2025

Costa Rica/Panama short notice

Hello! We are going to Panama in a week, but our guide just cancelled. We have 5 or possibly 6 nights depending on flight times to go to CR or Panama. Any recommendations on guides

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28 November 2024
BelizeGuatemala

Belize: November 2024

We spent several days looking for wildlife and scenery in Belize. The first few days were spent at the Iguana Reef Inn at Caulker Caye. This is a very nice hotel near the action in

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25 November 2024

RFI: Yucatán (QRoo)

Hello, Does anyone know any good cenotes for bats in the area around Tulum/playa del Carmen?I am staying with my family this week so won’t be able to do any side trips longer tha

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3 November 2024
CacomistlePanama

Second locality for Cacomistle in La Fortuna, Panama

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1 September 2024
Central Americacharismatic megafaunaCosta RicaNeotropicalNeotropicsNicaraguaPanama

Costa Rica/Nicaragua/Panama: Suggestions for VERY low budget mammal watching?

Hi all! Unfortunately I only make US$15,000 a year (small online business) and can’t come close to affording most of the tours or even accommodations people talk about on her

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20 August 2024
Costa Rica

Advice on what to aim for in Costa Rica

Hi mammal watchers! I’ll be traveling to Costa Rica (essentially Playa Grande then Monteverde, so all in Guanacaste) in January with my three kids (age 5 and under) and wife.

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15 July 2024
Dominican Republicsolenodon

Advertising: Endemic Mammals of the Dominican Republic in February 2025 (Solenodons and more!)

Royle Safaris have three spaces open on their 5 day trip to the Dominican Republic from 24 to 28 February 2025 in search of Solenodons, surely one of the best mammals on the planet

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29 October 2025
Snow Leopard, Brown-Bear, Eurasian Lynx, Pallas’s Cat, Tibetan>> Wolves, SandFox, Gazelle, Argali and WildAss in 3 weeks.
28 October 2025
A Photo-Identification Guide to Duikers and Other African Forest Antelopes
27 October 2025
The Weekly Recap

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  1. tomeslice on Monsoon In Sabah – A Cautionary Tale31 October 2025

    Jon I put money that on your next trip to Borneo you see both 😉

  2. Cory Cravatta on Monsoon In Sabah – A Cautionary Tale31 October 2025

    Yeah. Reached out and confirmed with Henry. It was, indeed, an Otter Civet.

  3. Michael Johnson on Dryandra vs Tone-Perup Nature Reserve?31 October 2025

    If you don't get the information you are after here, you could try the Facebook group "Australian Mammal Watching".

  4. Jon Hall on Monsoon In Sabah – A Cautionary Tale31 October 2025

    Thanks Cory. This sort of conversation is partly what this community is for. A chance to discuss what we see…

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29 October 2025
Snow Leopard, Brown-Bear, Eurasian Lynx, Pallas’s Cat, Tibetan>> Wolves, SandFox, Gazelle, Argali and WildAss in 3 weeks.
28 October 2025
A Photo-Identification Guide to Duikers and Other African Forest Antelopes
27 October 2025
The Weekly Recap
27 October 2025
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