New Podcast: Shavez Cheema, Borneo
In the latest episode of the mammalwatching podcast we talk to Shavez Cheema, founder of Borneo1Stop Wildlife, from his home in Sabah. Shavez talks about a childhood in Brunei surr
Muskrat in Action
This morning I visited Closter Nature Center in Closter, New Jersey, for some birding. There’s a series of artificially dug canals next to the main road, providing excellen
Anyone want to look for polar bears, seals and more in northern Alaska?
I just got back from two trips to Baffin Island where I had great success (one trip with 10+ sightings) and massive failure (a trip with zero sightings) in seeing polar bears. I wa
A puma, a tapir, and a stalking horse – final version
A while back we posted this story on mammalwatching.com of an interaction between a puma and a tapir that we recorded in Kaa Iya on a trip with Nick’s Adventures Bolivia. The art
Advertising: Amazon Primates & Parrots Cruise May 2026 with WildWings with a special mammalwatcher discount!
These Amazon cruises are superb. Wonderful wildlife, a great team and a very comfortable boat. Cruising the Amazon is THE way to travel! So I’m happy to announce next year
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, 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