Chasing the Yangtze’s Smile – The Porpoise Story
Hello everyone! I am Robert Tsui from China. I am a beginner in mammal watching and this is my first post and trip report here. This report focuses on one single protagonist—the
Pelagos Sanctuary: The Best Whale Watching in the Mediterranean Sea
This report covers four whale-watching trips in the Pelagos Sanctuary, one of the main cetacean hotspots in the Mediterranean Sea, departing from the Italian coast with Golfo Parad
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
Advertising: The Azores with Royle Safaris, July 2027
As mentioned in our annual newsletter at the start of the year Royle Safaris will be launching our first dedicated whale watching tour to the Azores in 2027. We have now finalised
Saudi Arabia – Mammals -> cetaceans on the Farasan Isl.
Dear all Some friends and I are planning a trip to SA end of March – beginning of April and are looking for some tips regarding mammalwatching, and especially regarding the s
Amazing Azores- Alex Meyer- July 2025
Please enjoy this epic week-long trip to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean via The Azores. Our group, which included some of mammalwatching’s finest, saw 15 mammal species wit
Pico Island, The Azores, August 2024
“Let’s go to the Azores. I mean I do quite like whalewatching….” I looked deep into Zoom and searched for any hint of sarcasm in my daughter’s express
Dorsal Fins…
Have you ever wondered what “more falcate” meant when reading a description of a cetacean? I sure have. Found a site with a detailed explanation (though directed to Bla
New Cetacean Guide by Mark Carwardine
There is a new cetacean reference book out and I love it: Mark Carwardine, Handbook of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, Bloomsbury, 2020. So far it is just released in UK, but a US
pilot whale split
Japanese zoologists have always known that there are two non-interbreeding species of short-finned pilot whales in Japan. Now there is molecular support for the split (the authors