Mongolia
Check out two great reports. Sebastian Kennerknecht's 2022 Manul safari with some incredible pictures of Pallas’s Cats. And Daan Drukker's 4 week & 46 species odyssey from 2022 i
Monsoon India 2022
My first trip report for a while (not least because I’m apparently incapable of making time to write them) – a couple of weeks in India. This was mostly a birding trip
Taxonomy news
1. Huangshan, a gorgeous sacred mountain in Anhoi Province of China, is one of the best places (and most easily accessible) in the country for small mammals (there is also an endem
Taiwan
I spent a week in Taiwan in August 2017. The country is not at all what I imagined: far more forest, mountains and mammals.I returned for two nights in July 2018. Dasyeushan Nation
Laos
I went to Laos for 3 nights in July 2017. I took my kids to visit the Gibbon Experience, to see some of the last 200 Black-crested Gibbons left in Laos. The Gibbon Experience is bu
Japan
I hadn't thought about visiting Japan for tourism or mammals,and was under the impression it was largely built up and totally expensive. But when I started reading about the place,
Turkmenistan
I haven’t been to Turkmenistan yet, but I’ve included community reports from those that have.
Tajikistan
I haven’t been to Tajikistan yet, but I’ve included community reports from those that have.
Bhutan
Bhutan, the land of the thunder dragon, is an extraordinary country. They have managed to protect their culture and their forest (some 70% of the country is still forested), and mo