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19 February 2023
Africa
AfrotropicalBioko IslandEquatorial Guinea

Bioko Island

Bioko Island is not easy to get to, nor to travel around, but it still has some great mammalwatching including pretty much the only realistic chance of seeing wild Drills. I visite

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mouse tailed bat Rhinopoma muscatellum
21 December 2018
Asia
AsiaSaudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

I haven’t been to Saudi Arabia.

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Giant Pangolin Smutsia gigantea
30 September 2018
AfricaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AfricaGabon

Gabon

I visited central Gabon for a spectacular two weeks in August 2018 focussed on Lope National Park, plus Tsam Tsam lodge and a couple of sites near Libreville.

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Etosha Lion
25 November 2017
Africa
AfricaNamibia

Namibia

My first trip to Namibia was a family holiday, so I needed to try to fit mammal watching around two small children. I guess the trip was quite successful in that the kids enjoyed i

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Lord Derbys Anomalure Anomalurus derbianus
13 April 2017
AfricaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AfricaSierra Leone

Sierra Leone

The mammal watching far exceeded expectations both in terms of the diversity of species we encountered but also the rarity of many of the species we found, with mega mammals like W

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7 August 2016
Asia
AfrotropicalDubaiUnited Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

I've been to Dubai several times for work and squeezed in a little mammal time.

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6 August 2016
Africa
AfrotropicalZimbabwe

Zimbabwe

I lived in Zambia throughout 1991 and visited Zimbabwe several times. Back then, Zimbabwe was very much a second world nation, to Zambia’s third world status. There was a marked

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3 August 2016
Asia
AfrotropicalYemen

Yemen

I had to work in Sanaa for a couple of days in April 2007. Warnings about security meant I didn't venture outside of the city though in hindsight I think Yemen was probably safer t

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Mona Monkey,Cercopithecus mona
31 July 2016
AfricaWorld’s Best Mammalwatching
AfrotropicalGhana

Ghana

Me - "Where are the Monkeys?". Ranger - "On top of the tree". Me - "Which tree?" Ranger - "The tree with the green leaves."

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Zanzibar Red Colobus
31 July 2016
Africa
AfrotropicalGambia

The Gambia

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

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  1. Andy Parks on Marmots and Mountain Beavers of the PNW21 October 2026

    No, and from what I've seen in the literature there is conflicting morphological and genetic data over whether it should…

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    Thank you Jon! I think I'll start with the DV2. I appreciate the help!

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    I haven't used that Pulsar, but if your main aim is to locate an animal and then view it properly…

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