Dominican Republic 2025/6
The best DR report is here! The most species ever, a fully independent Solenodon sighting and the first mention of Manatees in DR. Also a lot of ranting about how I don’t l
Trip Report: Arizona June 2025
Report of a two week trip primarily through Arizona plus a bit of Nevada and New Mexico. We saw a total of 52 mammal species with highlights including Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat, b
Trip Report: Idaho and Oregon, May/June 2025
Report of a two week road trip through Idaho and Oregon. We saw a total of 18 mammal species with highlights including both Northern and Townsend’s Pocket Gophers, five groun
The start of The Big Cat Year and the quest for the Iberian Lynx!
What a great way to start the Big Cat Year with a visit to Sierra de Andujar, the stronghold for the Iberian Lynx. Around 2000 it was at the brink of extinction with only around 15
Western Mexico (March 2025)
Here’s a report of an intense 8-night small mammal survey trip I did across western Mexico last March, spanning the states of Jalisco and Colima. We recorded 51 mammal specie
Madagascar 2024 – a Lemur photo safari with Dodi’s Lemur Tours
30 days in Madagascar – 30 species of lemurs with dedicated time for wildlife photography; the aye-aye with her young and the fossa were the highlights…
Palawan and Calamianes Mammals and Birds
I visited the Palawan faunal region with my father and sister in November 2025, including trips to the islands of Busuanga and Culion for the endemic squirrels there. In total we s
Northwest Africa 2025
This is the combined tripreport of two trips to Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania which we took in January/February 2025 and November 2025 respectively. The first trip, focu
North & South Pantanal, plus Emas NP
Double trip report from Brazil featuring the North & South Pantanal, plus Emas National Park in June and October 2025 which was the highlight of my South American backpacking t
Trip Report – Costa Rica, June/July, 2023
Hi all, here’s my first report for my Costa Rica trip two years ago with Vino de Backer. 17 days and 101 mammal species (64 bats, 37 others) seen. (I went back again this yea