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France Tag

HomePosts tagged "France"
26 August 2025
AndalusiaBroom HareBrown BearCantabrian ChamoisDesmanEuropean badgerEuropean OtterFranceIberian HareIberian IbexIberian LynxSpainwolves

Spain + France, 2025

This report details wildlife watching in Spain (Andalusia and Northern Spain) aswell as a brief visit to the French Pyrenees to look for Desman. A total of 18 mammal (excluding ten

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7 February 2025
FranceFrench Guiana

French Guiana 2024/2025

We went for Christmas to France and saw … Giant Armadillo, Giant and Silky Anteater, Tayra, Kinkajou, two species of sloths, five species of monkeys, five species of opossum

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12 April 2024
ChamoisFrance

The city chamois

In Besançon, a city in eastern France, chamois can be seen in the middle of the city. During a conference I was attending, I took the time one afternoon and one morning in April 2

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2 May 2022
Europe and the Palearctic
DesmanFrance

New Trip Report: Desman’s in the French Pyrenees

Here’s a useful and very detailed report from Jacob Lotz on how to find Desman in the Pyrenees. Refuge Ayous, 2021: Jacob Lotz’s detailed report of a successful search

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1 October 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
FranceItaly

New Trip Report: France and Italy

Here’s a new report from Dominique Brugiere who was travelling this month. Seems like Abruzzo National Park is definitely worth a vist! Abruzzo National Park and the French A

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9 September 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
France

New Report: Whale Watching in the French Mediterranean

Here’s some useful information from Samuel Marlin on opportunities for whale watching in the French Mediterranean. French Whale Watching, 2020: Samuel Marlin’s report o

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11 August 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
France

New Trip Report: Desmans in the French Pyrenees

A nice – and very detailed – report from Ben Balmford on how to see a Desman in the mountains south of Bordeaux. Desman Hunt, Pyrenees, 2020: Ben Balmford, 4 nights and

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8 June 2018
Europe and the Palearctic
France

New Trip Report: Chartreuse Chamois, France

Ralf Bürglin was in the Chartreuse Mountains on a successful quest for the local Chamois subspecies. Chartreuse Mountains (Grenoble): Ralf Bürglin , 2 days & 3 species inclu

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24 May 2018
Europe and the Palearctic
France

New Trip Report: Pyrenean Desman in France

Desmans are surely one of Europe’s coolest mammals, and yet two years ago it was extremely hard to know where reliably to look for them. Ben Schwienhart’s 2017 report c

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7 August 2016
Europe
FrancePalearctic

France

I lived in Paris from 2005 to 2011 and saw most of the country's mammals.

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22 October 2025
Malayan Tapir at Taman Negara
22 October 2025
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21 October 2025
One day in Nairobi National Park

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  1. SCiM on Advice: Pyrenean desman29 October 2025
  2. JohannesBu on Advice: Pyrenean desman29 October 2025
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  1. SCiM on Advice: Pyrenean desman29 October 2025

    Perfect!

  2. JohannesBu on Advice: Pyrenean desman29 October 2025

    Yes I did! Thanks for asking

  3. SCiM on Advice: Pyrenean desman29 October 2025

    Did you have time to follow the link? It has been removed because some bots got in.

  4. JohannesBu on Advice: Pyrenean desman29 October 2025

    Thanks! I'll ask the question there.

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22 October 2025
Malayan Tapir at Taman Negara
22 October 2025
Advertising: Mongolia – Last chance for Bactrian Camel at Gobi-A with Enigmatic Wildlife Tours (June 2026)
21 October 2025
One day in Nairobi National Park
21 October 2025
Black Giant Squirrel and other mammals in Jianfengling, Hainan

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