My Big Cat Year – Mongolia and the quest for the Snow Leopard
Ghost of the Mountain, that is the expression given to the elusive Snow Leopard. Up to 20 years ago seldom seen by any Westerner. For me, this has always been a magical cat and a d
Northern and Central Vietnam 2026
The trip included Cúc Phương National Park, Sơn Trà Peninsula, Cát Bà Island, Yên Tử Nature Reserve, and Bạch Mã National Park. Mammal highlights included multiple sig
Madagascar Wildlife Tour Report – April 2026 – Nick Buys
Our April 2026 Madagascar wildlife tour focused on exploring a diverse range of habitats rather than targeting specific species. From the spiny forests of the south to the limeston
Cape Verde food poisoning
… is the first Google hint when searching for “Cape Verde food”. Despite having had a whooping 11 (and a half) fish dinners during our two-week stay on the islands in April 2
Trip report Nepal 2024: 4 weeks independent travel in the Terai, with a touch of red panda
After years of reading trip reports and using the available information, it’s about time I start contributing … here’s my first trip report on mammalwatching. 4
Snow Leopard, Lynx, Pallas’s Cat, Wolves, Brown Bear, Sand Fox Ladakh tour March April 2026
Trip Report from 20 March to 12 April… Snow-Leopard, Lynx, Brown bear, wolves, Pallas Cat, Sand Fox from Ladakh
A Day in Guangxi (China), 2026
The fourth leg of my China tour had me flying to Nanning to meet another leading Chinese mammalwatching, Zhou Fangyi. Zhou, an elephant researcher working in Yunnan, has been follo
Qinghai’s Gouli Valley, Qilian Mountains and Xining (China), 2026
For the third leg of my China month I returned to Qinghai and the Tibetan Plateau. I was here in 2015 for two weeks and saw for myself that this is one of the world’s great wildl
Trip Report – Gabon Wildlife Adventure – Royle Safaris – June & July 2025 (Two Trips)
Once again Royle Safaris was back in Gabon during the summer mandrill breeding season, in 2025 we ran two trips back to back and once again the itineraries were focused around the