Italy
I've been to Italy several times but eating usually trumps mammal watching. But I have looked for a few things, most notably Crested Porcupines.
Jordan
I spent several weeks in Jordan on a couple of holidays visiting family in 1995 and 96. I went back for work in 2008. I didn’t get the chance to do a lot of mammal watching, inde
Norway (Excluding Spitsbergen)
I've been to Norway several times but only once for mammal watching. It is a beautiful country but it can sometimes be hard to enjoy a place where you need a bank loan to buy a bee
Latvia
I haven't been to Latvia yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.
Kyrgyzstan
The plateau’s position on the Chinese border means it has been closed to most tourists in recent years. I think we may have been the first Westerners ever to go to the area in w
Korea
Korea is not famous for its wildlife watching. So when I found out I had to visit in September 2006 for work and had a free weekend my excitement was containable. And when I spoke
Poland
I spent three nights in Bialoweisa "Village" (which is more of a town in my opinion). The hotels were nice and the food was superb - go those potato pancakes, mushrooms and the Rus
Russia
I visited Moscow twice in 2008. It is has more than its fair share of expensive hotels, traffic jams and beautiful women. There are a few mammals in the city parks, or so I was tol
Serbia
I spent a week in Belgrade in October 2016. I didn't see - nor make any effort to see - any mammals. But I have included community reports from those that did.
Turkey
I planned my weekend around trying to see Mediterranean Monk Seals, of which only a few hundred remain in the world, a portion of which are at scattered localities around the Turki