Searching for Mammals in the Andes of Ecuador
Along with the intense mammal searching in Brazil this past summer, I managed about six days in Ecuador with two main targets in mind – the Spectacled Bear and the Mountain T
Exploring the Northern & Southern Pantanal and the Cerrado of Emas
Part Three of my summer expedition in Brazil, Chile and Ecuador. This segment highlights over two weeks spent exploring Emas National Park as well as Encontro das Aguas State Park
Five Days in Manaus!
Got a few days to kill in or around Manaus, Brazil? That’s what I had and here is what I did. This trip report includes details of a five day trip to see fauna in Manaus city
Primate Safari to Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest!
Trip report on the fauna of the amazing Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. I just spent over three weeks in Brazil’s Mata Atlantica, segment #1 of a five segment expedition t
Ecuador – July 2023
16 days and 36 species of mammals including Oncilla, Spectacled bear, Mountain tapir, Western pygmy marmoset and Olinguito. Locations visited: Amazon, Papallacta, Antisana reserve
RFI: Bolivian Amazon/Pampas
Hi all, I am planning a trip to Bolivia for two weeks at the end of March 2024 with my parents, who will be on sabbatical in Brazil. We’re probably going to have about 5 nigh
Ecuador Sept 2022
Ecuador mammal + non-mammal trip in Sept 2022 (7th – 25th). Great creatures, including Spectacled Bear, Mountain Tapir (completing the set for me), stump tailed porcupine, ja
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
IT’S A WILD LIFE! – TRIP REPORT ECUADOR 2022/2023 – Updated version!
We, Rob Jansen & Romy Jansen-Houtzager, are two enthusiastic nature lovers who travel the world together to search for stunning birds, fascinating mammals and incredible nature
Northern Pantanal and Emas 9.-27.5.2023 (Jan Ebr)
Yet another Pantanal report? Haven’t we had enough of those? Maybe. But don’t you want to know how far did we get with our own inflatable boat? Or learn about other roa