September Podcast Now Out: Stratton Hatfield & Koen Betjes
This month’s podcast sees us talking to Stratton Hatfield and Koen Betjes, two conservation researchers involved in a range of fascinating work in Africa. We cover a lot of g
Southern Ecuador – worth exploring?
Hello all! My spouse and I have been planning a trip to Belize in November but the flight prices have been staying stubbornly high. I can’t pull the trigger on $900 when I kn
The Weekly Recap
Hello and welcome back to the weekly recap! Starting off the week was this Royle Safaris trip to South Africa. They saw 65 mammal species including rarities like Black-footed Cat (
Thailand Guide and Binturong Advice?
Hi everyone, I will be in Bangkok in February and wanted to do a relatively short side trip to look for Binturong. I know there are reports of Binturong relatively close to Bangkok
New book on cetaceans – Nouveau livre sur les cétacés
Chers mammalwatchers, J’ai le plaisir de vous informer de la publication, chez l’éditeur naturaliste suisse bien connu Delachaux et Niestlé, de la version française
Wildlife Guide Skills Survey
Dear friends, family, clients, fellow guides, fellow trainers, future travelers, and basically anyone remotely interested in the wildlife tourism industry, As some of you may (or m
Coming Soon to Mammalwatching (maybe): Lost Species List, a New Member Recruitment Competition and the perks of becoming a Contributing Member
Hello everyone If you follow this site, or listen to the mammalwatching podcast, you will know that we’ve been thinking of ways to help grow the mammalwatching community and
Lost Species Initiative: A Borneo Safari just added to the prize pot
I posted last week about our new Lost Species Initiative and said I hoped we’d be getting more prizes added to the pot alongside the first one, which was a free spot on a Mam
The Weekly Recap
Hello and welcome back to the weekly recap! Please forgive my father’s brief usurpation. Fear not, he has now been dealt with. There have been only two trip reports this week.
Updating IUCN status of data deficient species?
Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone reading this might have experience with updating wildlife protections for small mammals, and if so what it would entail. I’m based in the Pacifi

