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Chile
Chilean people are just about the friendliest people I have ever met. I picked up a few hitchhikers: all of them were keen to meet for drinks and dinner and converse with me and my
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. December 2023
I spent a week in Argentina in December 2023, travelling through Buenos Aries Province for what was a wonderful week in search of Franciscana dolphins, Screaming Hairy and Brazilia
The Weekly Recap
Hello, here is this week’s recap. First of all there have been some more great trip reports. This one is a two week trip to Paraguay featuring 28 mammal species, including
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
New Trip Report: Brazil and Bolivia
Here’s an interesting – first time – report from Guido Rommens and Micheline De Vleminck, who saw some great stuff in Brazil and Bolivia in June, with species inc
Taxonomy news
1. A new species Molossus melini described from the pampas of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. I have PDF if anyone’s interested. 2. A new book chapter providing more info on pr
Argentina
I have been to Argentina several times and it is one of my favourite countries in South America, amid very stiff competition. Superb mammalwatching combined with some world class f
Jon’s South American life list
This list is based on my global mammalwatching checklist, available here. At February 9 2025 OPOSSUMS (DIDELPHIDAE) (19/121) Derby’s Woolly Opossum (Caluromys derbianus) Brow
Jon’s life list
The taxonomy of this list is based on my global mammalwatching checklist, available here. As at April 23 2025 PLATYPUSES (ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE) (1/1)Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinu
Paraguay
El infierno verde, the green hell, as the chaco is known, straddles Paraguay and Bolivia. It is one of the most inhospitable places on the planet: hot, dry and dusty and the dense