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
Syria
Talila is 3 hours and $4 on the bus from Syria, near the town of Palmyra. Before I went I contacted the very helpful May Abido from Eco Tourism Syria. She was out of the country bu
Tunisia
Tunisia is the most liberal of the North African countries I have visited - or perhaps I mean the most tolerant. In any case, it was good to see a mixture of young women wearing
United Kingdom
Mammal watching is a far cry from that in much of the rest of the world. There are some nice species, but the diversity of mammals is low, and many of the more interesting animals
Uzbekistan
I haven't been to Uzbekistan yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.
Sweden
I haven't done much mammal watching in Sweden. I did take a ‘safari’ out of the small town of Orsa Finmark in search of European Beavers, and saw one there, after visiting sev
Palearctic
The Palearctic (Europe and northern Asia) Ecozone The Palearctic. Home to Hedgehogs and Hamsters, Ibexes and Ikea, good cheese, bad traffic, and crap weather. The Palearctic Ecozo
Macedonia
I spent three nights in April 2019 in beautiful Macedonia, mainly around Mavrovo National Park, a stronghold for the Balkan Lynx, where I spent a day Dime Melovski from the Balkan
Slovakia
I visited Slovakia in 2008 for work but am pretty sure I didn’t see any mammals.
Portugal
I have only spent a day in Lisbon and didn’t look for any mammals, but I’ve included community reports from those that have. In between mammals I recommend eating as many P