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
Leuser Ecosystem, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 3 days Dec 2025
We took a short trip to Leuser Ecosystem with SUMECO, based in Bukit Lawang, 3 day hikes and 2 night hikes, saw 10 mammal species.
Tangjiahe mammals trip in May 2025
In early May 2025, we visited the Tangjiahe Nature Reserve. May is the beginning of summer there. It is not the best time for watching some mammals in Tangjiahe, but the berries ar