Sri Lanka Trip Report September 2026
This trip report covers a 12 day trip to Sri Lanka in September 2026. Perhaps a longer trip than usual but the aim was to get photos of a number of mammals and birds. Needed a bit
Chasing Madagascar’s Carnivores, September 2026
Jon Hall & Patrick Richard; with Karen Czekalski, Daniel Dahan, Andy Holman, Kat Smith, Michael and Janet Turner, and Simon Van Der Meulen. If you have been to Madagascar then
India and Bhutan 2026 Trip Report
Avijit Sarkel (Vana Safaris) and I spent 16 days traveling in India and Bhutan in April and May of 2026 to do some scouting. We started in Guwahati, India, and headed to Manas Nati
Chasing the Ghost of Spiti: A 4,000-Km Road Trip from Pune to Chicham for the Snow Leopard
I’d wanted to photograph snow leopards for years. The problem was finding people with the same number of days free. Since moving permanently to Pune, the Himalayas had also g
Finland 2026
A short visit to Finland in a failed attempt to see a Wolverine. Did get some other cool mammals though!
Sumatra Mammal Trip Report Jul 2026 – Nick Buys
Sumatra delivered an outstanding mammal-watching experience, with encounters ranging from Sumatran Orangutans in Gunung Leuser National Park to nocturnal treasures in Way Kambas. T
Marmots and Mountain Beavers of the PNW
My first mammal watching trip report on my encounters with two species of Marmot and the elusive mountain beaver in the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA and Vancouver Island, BC,
Yukon Wildlife Trip Report: 20 Aug-10 Sep 2026
Though not strictly a birding and wildlife trip, I was the director of wildlife tour company for 20 years, so I thought I’d share these details of a family holiday trip in the au
My Big Cat Year – A brief visit to South Africa for the Black-footed Cat and Cheetah
A brief visit to South Africa for a chance for the Black-footed Cat … A tiny cat that had slipped away in January, a 750-kilometre drive into the vast Karoo, and three nights
Western Australia October 2026
Hi all, this is a short trip report from a recent trip I did to Southwestern WA during a long weekend. I saw 18 mammal species, including Numbat, Woylie, Western Quoll, Western Rin