Costa Rica
I first visited Costa Rica in 2010 and have returned several times. It offers some of the best and most accessible mammalwatching in Central America as well as plenty of opportunit
Colombia
Colombia is a mammalwatching paradise. It is ridiculously diverse, with about 460 species of mammals a ton of which are endemic. Add the friendliest people I've ever met and delici
Chad
I spent an adventure-filled three weeks in Chad in 2023. It is truly a spectacular place with some brilliant mammalwatching.
Sri Lanka
Imagine if you could see more than half of every country's mammal species in a week .... what a wonderful world it would be. What a wonderful mammal list I would have. Well, in Sri
Oman
I first visited Oman in February 2018 on a 24 hour trip in search of a Blanford's Fox, which I saw in Wadi Muaydin, near Birkhat Al Mawz. I also saw a Red Fox there and a Small Mou
Kenya
Kenya, more than any other country, is responsible for my interest in mammals. Not that I had been there before 2011, but I did watch a lot of wildlife documentaries on TV in the 7
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
Mongolia
Mongolia is a fabulous, empty adventure of a country. My 2 weeks here in September 2016 was one of my best ever trips, with 45 species in 15 nights.
Brazil
I’ve visited Brazil four times. In October 2006 I spent six days in the western Amazon, at the Palmari Lodge. In August 2007 I returned for two and a half weeks and visited Rio C
Madagascar
Like all self-respecting mammal watchers I had long wanted to visit Madagascar. But something had held me back. I think this was largely the fact that my Madagascar trip would be