Madeira, July 2026
I spent the last few days of July in Funchal, Madeira looking for cetaceans with mammalwatchers Charles Hood and Seva Rudyi plus my buddy Sion Hughes (not yet a mammalwatcher but h
A short trip to Kyrgyzstan in summer 2026
I spent a few days in Kyrgyzstan on a botanical field trip in late July/early August and managed some mammal watching on the side. About a dozen species (with signs of more), inclu
Chasing the Yangtze’s Smile – The Porpoise Story
Hello everyone! I am Robert Tsui from China. I am a beginner in mammal watching and this is my first post and trip report here. This report focuses on one single protagonist—the
My Big Cat Year – The Fishing Cat in Sri Lanka was not easy … but we got it!
From Borneo, the quest continued to Sri Lanka, for a 14-day mammal-watching trip, followed by a 12-day family trip. The key target was the Fishing Cat as I had seen the other three
Southern Arizona, October 8th-10th, 2025
This is my trip report from my brief stay in Southern Arizona from October 8th through October 10th of 2025. The trip was not fully wildlife-related, but I still managed to pick up
Asian Odissey – 7 months in Asia
I have just finished what might officially be the longest trip report ever uploaded to mammalwatching.com, tracking a massive 7-month journey across three different countries. This
A quick note on Mediterranean Monk Seals
Because there aren’t a lot of recent reports, I thought I would do a quick summary of how to see the Mediterranean Monk Seal in a pretty reliable spot not far from Athens. The lo
Trip Report: North and West Sumatra
Hereby our trip report of a full 5 weeks spent in may-june in North and West Sumatra. The main goal of this trip was to search for the 4 gibbon species that can be found on Sumatra