Thermal Scope Country Restrictions
To all the thermal scope owners out there: would you be able to share which countries you’ve been to that have allowed you to bring your thermal scope in / out of the country
Join me in Baja California Sur, Mexico in search of Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia) June 16th/17th, 2025!
Following in the footsteps of Jon Hall (as so many of us do) I’ll be attempting to nab another Family Lifer in the form of Dwarf Sperm Whales. I’ve reserved a 6-hour boat trip
Book Review: Habitats of Africa : A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists and Ecologists
Habitats of Africa: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists, by Ken Behrens, Keith Barnes and Iain Campbell, is the first field guide to cover all of Africa’s
Advertising: Snow Leopards and more in Qinghai China with Royle Safaris this July
There is one place left on a Royle Safaris trip – guided by Sid Frances – to the Gouli area of Qinghai, which has recently been a reliable place for Eurasian Lynx as we
Hyaena footprints
In mid-April 2025, I found these recent prints on the banks of the Oued Amtoudi in southern Morocco. I think they are striped hyena prints. Can a specialist confirm my idea ….and
Advertising: Second Bonobo Trip to the DRC for 2026: September 3 – 16
A few weeks ago I advertised a trip to the DRC with Middle Africa to look for Bonobos. That trip is already full, so Middle Africa are going to run a second trip, back to back with
Anyone interested in looking for Banded Linsangs, Bats and more in remote Southern Thailand this August?
I’m planning to spend the first week of August in southern Thailand’s Yala province in an area that seems largely unexplored by mammalwatchers and which sounds very pro
Does anyone know if you can still go spotlighting independently along Pipeline Road in Panama?
Hello all, I’ve been reading through a lot of trip reports saying the spotlighting along Pipeline Road is pretty amazing but just wondered if it’s possible to do so wit
Advertising: Primates & Porcupines, small group trip to NE Brazil with Regina Ribeiro and Jon Hall (May 2026)
I’m excited to say that I will – next year – be co-leading a small group tour to northeast Brazil with the legendary Regina Ribeiro in search of some very rare ma
Advertising: Two New Borneo Destinations Now Offered By 1StopBorneo Wildlife
Mammalwatching in Borneo is becoming much more popular each year. So if you are looking for new destinations or, like I am right now, struggling to find a room this year at some of