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Chile, 2009
I first heard about Chile’s potential for mammal watching through Richard Webb and the Puma tours he pioneered here (see his trip reports at the bottom of this page). Not only do
Lauca in December (Chile)?
Hi All, Would anyone be interested in joining me on a trip to the Lauca NP area in Chile this December? The top target would be Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobita), and other
Peninsula Valdes, Argentina
A work trip to Buenos Aires at the very end of August 2018 was a welcome opportunity to visit the Valdes Peninsula in Patagonia, which has been on my bucket list ever since I saw
Ecuador January 2018 (Spectacled Bear, Olinguito)
Ecuador 8th – 20th January 2018 (plus transit stop in Florida, USA, 21st January) The main target of this trip to the Andes was Spectacled Bear, plus hoped-for Olinguito and
Argentina: A weekend in Entre Ríos
I have long wanted to visit Argentina, even before I read Richard Webb’s 2013 report from El Palmar. But save for a brief excursion across the border from Brazil at Iguazu Falls
A revised taxonomy of the Felidae
The IUCN Cat Specialist Group has just published its long-awaited review of Felidae taxonomy as a special 79 page issue of Cat News. I haven’t had time to read through it yet b
(Awesome) new trip report: Brazil & Argentina
If anyone is feeling dispirited after a recent unsuccessful mammal trip, then this report, from Phil Telfer, is a reminder of just how good it can get. Brazil & Argentina, 2015
Peru, 2014 Trip Report
In 2010 I promised my son, Patrick, a trip to the rainforest to mark his entry into teenhood. After some lengthy negotiations with his mother, followed by Patrick successfully co
New Trip Report: Brazil (Emas and the Pantanal)
I just added a great new report from Mark Andrews about his WildWings tour to Brazil in September. 11 days & 38 species including (several!) Pampas Cats, Jaguar, Puma, Jaguarun
Brazil, 2013
Atlantic Rainforest & Southern Pantanal In 2007 I saw a Polaroid of a Giant Armadillo – a Tatu Canastra – pinned to a hotel wall near Canastra National Park. The