Advertising: Western Sahara, with Royle Safaris, March 12 – 19, 2024
Royle Safaris are advertising a one week trip to the Western Sahara in March next year, in search of Sand Cats, Libyan Striped Polecat, Fennec Foxes and more. Martin Royle will b
Is October a good time for the Spanish Lynx? Also need recommendations on local guide / outfitter?
It looks like I will have an opportunity to go to Spain to photograph the Spanish lynx in October. Is that a good time of year? I would want to do this as a private guided tri
Iberian Lynx in Spain 2022 – Trip Report
Cat Expeditions led our annual Iberian lynx in Spain photo tour to southern Spain. Iberian lynx are never easy, but we got to see four different individuals, with the closest sight
Iceland July 20th to 24th mammalwatching embeded in a visit to friends…
I made a trip with my partner to Iceland on July 20th to 24th 2023. This was not a mammal watching trip only, the main focus was to visit her friends in Reykjavik, but i man
Mammal Checklists from Stuart On Nature
Chris and Mathilde Stuart, the biologists and prolific authors of field guides, have just uploaded a collection of mammal checklists from various parks in several countries. They h
Souslik Budapest airport
I understand the Souslik colony at Budapest airport has been relocated. Does anyone know where they are now; if they’re still easy to see or if there is somewhere nearby whic
Scotland, 2O23
Hi everyone, In june we went to scotland for some relaxed mammalwatching. A lot of reports about mammalwatching in Scotland have already been written. The main reason for writing t
How to (not) find a Mediterranean Monk Seal in Greece
This is my latest report from a trip to Greece.
Ibex in Dolomites (vs Gran Paradiso)
I am tentatively planning a winter trip (Feb 2024) to Italy to photograph ibex. Dolomites would be better for me to access, but are there reliable spots to see them there? (I want
Spring bears in Spain
A report of a midweek bear sighting in Cantabria, Spain by europesbig5. The report highlights an incident involving three bears that were observed the year before. This, before the