RFI: siamangs viewing in Bukit Tinggi
Hello everyone, I am planning to go to Bukit Tinggi looking for siamangs next August. I would love to read advices about siamangs viewing there. In particular, Is it possible to fi
What’s up with Desert “National Park”, Rajasthan, India ?
I’ve been to probably a dozen Indian national parks over the years. In general, they are well run. Some differences exist in how they are managed, because they are admi
Taiwan
I recently spent several days in Taiwan. It was a birding FAM trip, so there wasn’t loads of time for mammals, but I thought brief notes may be of interest … Taiwan Red
Ecuadorian Viscachas in Quilanga, Loja Province, Ecuador
Hi everyone, I am a new member to this site, and Rob Jansen encouraged me to write a note about my recent experience with Ecuadorian Viscacha (Lagidium ahuacaense) in Quilanga, Loj
Identifying flying fox species in Assam
Hello my fellow mammallovers, I am almost done with my successful mammalwatching trip through India. Most species that I saw I have been able to identify, but there is one species
Join me in Sichuan Dec 29 – Jan 11
Looking for two more people for a mammalwatching trip in Sichuan with the incomparable Sid Francis from Dec 29, 2025 through Jan 11, 2026. Primary targets will be Giant Panda and R
Review: Thermal Master T2 Max Thermal Camera (with laser pointer)
In this month’s podcast Charles Foley and I talked about thermal scopes and comparing five models side by side during a very cold weekend in northern Minnesota. It got me thi
California or Steller’s Sea Lion?
Hi people, A long shot, but I just wonder… Is the big indivdual on the left a male California Sea Lion or a female Steller’s Sea Lion? And how can you tell the differen
RFI: White-thighed Surili near Kuala Lumpur?
Hello everyone, we are heading to Borneo in April and we have a 28-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur on our way in (landing at 7am and flying to Kota Kinabalu next day at 11.30am). I w
Suggestions for northeastern India hotspots?
Hi, planning for a trip next year around beginning of April, I set my mind on spending about 10 days between Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya (to be weighted according to whi