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6 January 2025
AsiaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
ChinaOrientalPalearctic

China

I have been to China six times but I have barely scratched the surface.  The country is huge, of course, and hugely diverse. The mammalwatcing is fantastic in Sichuan and Qinghai

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28 April 2024
Europe
HollandNetherlandsPalearctic

The Netherlands

I haven't looked for mammals in Holland, but I've included community reports from those that have.

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15 September 2023
Europe
PalearcticPortugalThe Azores

The Azores

The Azores offer some of Europe's best whale watching. In the summer you can expect to see a good diversity of species including - if you get good weather - beaked whales.

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Lynx2 slr camera trap image by Zoltan Nagy
20 March 2022
Europe
EuropeRomania

Romania

I spent a week in Transylvania in March 2022 looking for Eurasian Lynx on a Sakertours trip. And I returned in 2025 for Sakertours's inaugural mole-rat safari,

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28 October 2021
EuropeEurope and the Palearctic
Montenegro

Montenegro

I visited Montenegro briefly for work but didn’t look for mammals there (instead I crossed the border into Bosnia instead to look for Martino’s Snow Voles).

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23 March 2021
Europe and the Palearctic

Denmark

I've been to Denmark a couple of times but never looked for mammals.

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24 August 2016
Europe
AustriaPalearctic

Austria

I spent a couple of nights in Vienna in October 2016. I loved the city, which is now one of my favourites in Europe, but didn't do much mammal watching.

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12 August 2016
Europe
LithuaniaPalearctic

Lithuania

I haven’t been to Lithuania yet. I’ve included community reports from those that have.

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7 August 2016
Europe
MadeiraPalearcticPortugal

Madeira

I haven't been to Madeira yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.

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7 August 2016
Europe
NorwayPalearcticSpitsbergen

Svalbard (Spitsbergen)

I've taken two cruises off of Svalbard. Great scenery and good wildlife, even if ataking part in a cruise takes a bit of getting use to.

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12 December 2025
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  1. Daan Drukker on Wild Siberut: Eleven Days, Four Primates, Seventy-Two Birds25 April 2026
  2. Vsevolod Rudyi on “Amazing Azores: The Sequel”, or “In the wake of the Giants”24 April 2026
  3. Vsevolod Rudyi on “Amazing Azores: The Sequel”, or “In the wake of the Giants”24 April 2026

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  1. Daan Drukker on Wild Siberut: Eleven Days, Four Primates, Seventy-Two Birds25 April 2026

    Beautiful report! The picture that is captioned as "Mentawai Flying Squirrel" is actually a Siberut Flying Squirrel, based on the…

  2. Vsevolod Rudyi on “Amazing Azores: The Sequel”, or “In the wake of the Giants”24 April 2026

    Thanks, Jon! It's an incredible place for sure. Maybe I'll be back eventually - I feel like it has great…

  3. Vsevolod Rudyi on “Amazing Azores: The Sequel”, or “In the wake of the Giants”24 April 2026

    Thanks, Marcelo! It was a pleasure meeting you too, and you'll see that Blue Whale in the future eventually!

  4. Vsevolod Rudyi on Skjervøy (Norway) – Late November: Seeking Orcas and Fin Whales in the Polar Night24 April 2026

    "Has anyone been there in the last couple of weeks? Any updates on the herring concentration?" The herring does not…

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19 April 2026
India – The Next Chapter
18 April 2026
Sri Lanka, April 2026
18 April 2026
Skjervøy (Norway) – Late November: Seeking Orcas and Fin Whales in the Polar Night
17 April 2026
Thailand – July 2025

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