Looking for Namibian/African bat specialists
Hello! I recently went on a fantastic trip to Namibia. While we were camping I took the opportunity to use my bat detector and record some bat calls at a couple of places. Apart fr
Advertising: Late Availability – North Vietnam, Oct 29-November 8 with Jon Hall, Jose Gabriel Martinez – for rare primates and a bat fest!
One spot has just opened up on a trip we are organizing to North and Central Vietnam, starting October 29 (this year) for 10 days. We are chasing several rare primates and other la
3 Weeks in Thailand and North Sulawesi
Hello mammal watchers, This will be my first post about one of my trips, and I am very excited to share some of the things I find interesting in nature. To introduce myself: I am F
Looking for advice – best places in Europe to see bat roosts
Hi all, I’ve come to ask Mammalwatching for advice, since I’m a bit overwhelmed by my efforts to do own research. I’ve always liked bats, and since I was able to
Serbia, April 2026
Please enjoy this report from me and my fiancee Katya about our trip to Serbia in April 2026! Despite focusing on everything, not just mammals, we managed to see 11 species, includ
Book Review: Bats of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Winifred F. Frick’s and M. Teague O’ Mara’s new book, Bats of the World: A Guide to Every Family, is one of the latest additions to the Princeton University Press
Trip Advice: Spain to Slovenia Roadtrip 2026
Hello! I am looking for some locality and target advice on my upcoming roadtrip this summer. I have converted my youngest brother into a full on wildlife addict like myself and we
Solo Trip: Hawaii BioBlitz 2026 (5 native mammal lifers + 3 native non-lifers)
I just completed a solo trip and tour to Hawaii for Tropical Birding. I am a full-taxa lister for native animals only so I divided my solo time into searching for the two endemic m
Tropical Birding: Ecuador EWT 2026 40 Mammal Species!
Hi everyone, I just completed another amazing and successful enigmatic wildlife tour for Tropical Birding. These tours are aimed at focusing on mammals and reptiles/amphibians rath
Bat Trip to Daugbjerg Kalkgruber, Denmark
Mogens Trolle and I spent some hours looking at bats in the very cool hand excavated tunnels of one of the oldest lime pits in Denmark. The tunnels are max 3 m high so you get very