10 August 2026

Ethiopia – Dibatag & Walia Ibex Expedition, January 2027 – participants wanted

I am looking for 2–3 fellow mammalwatchers to join a privately organised trip to Ethiopia in January 2027.

The main part will be an 8-day expedition into the remote Ogaden Plateau, with several days around Gurdume specifically searching for Dibatag and Silver Dik-dik, alongside Günther’s Dik-dik, Lesser Kudu, Speke’s Gundi, Rufous Sengi and other regional mammals and birds. This is a genuine expedition involving basic mobile camping and a substantial local support team.

Beforehand, there is an optional 3–4 day extension to the Simien Mountains, primarily targeting Walia Ibex, with Gelada and other highland mammals.

Dates: approximately 15–27 January 2027, depending on participation in the Simien extension.
Group: maximum 4 participants. Costs are shared, so I am looking for 2–3 people to join me.

Please email me at “jonaslivet (at) gmail (dot) com” if interested and I can send the detailed itinerary, costs and logistics.

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jonaslivet
I am a French biologist and I have cultivated a very strong interest for wildlife and mammals in particular since my early childhood (1,001 mammal species observed until May 2023 and more than 1,750 bird species). I have been lucky to travel the world to see animals in their natural ecosystems but also in captive settings. I have been interested indeed in the way zoological institutions have evolved and are currently developing (more than 1,800 zoological institutions visited and studied across the globe). I am currently working as a consultant within the French zoo consultancy named Fox Consulting (http://www.fox-zooconsulting.com/en/). A taxonomical database of my wildlife pictures are available on my website http://www.leszoosdanslemonde.com/galerie-animaliere.php.
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