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8 May 2025
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Gear review: Pulsar Axion 2 XG35

I’ve attached a review of my Pulsar scope.

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28 August 2023
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A scientific study on wildlife detection with different thermal cameras

Here’s an interesting – open access – paper that one of Australia’s top mammalwatchers, Rohan Clarke, and his team in Australia just released.  They compar

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22 August 2022
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Guide TD210 Thermal Scope – good enough for mammalwatching???

Hello Mammal Pals! We’re going to Australia in October / November, for a combined family reunion & wildlife holiday. I’ve been thinking about getting a thermal scop

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19 July 2022
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Review of PULSAR Helion-2 XP50 thermal monocular

Hi all, Because wildlife watchers still face little information available on thermal scopes, I put this review. Review of PULSAR Helion-2 XP50 thermal monocular Overall, at 3100EUR

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30 September 2021
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Recommendation on a Trail Camera

Hi there, I’m planning to get a trail camera to put in my backyard. There has been a fox visiting for a while and the kids want to see it. We are also curious what else comes

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8 July 2019
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Scout thermal imagers

Has anybody used Scout thermal imagers? Are they as good as Pulsar Quantum? I have to buy one in Japan, but Pulsar Quantum imagers are no longer available there because all their n

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25 April 2019
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Thermal imager advice

Hi all I’m finally going to splash out on a thermal imager (for work use only, of course… ahem). The two I’ve seen mentioned on here – the Pulsar XQ50 &

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  1. Zhou Fangyi on South Africa July/August 2026: Kruger, Cape and Karoo1 November 2026

    Thank you Albert for sharing your great trip! Seems Blyde Canyon is an excellent stop over for mammal watching on…

  2. Miles Foster on Short Kenya Trip Advice31 October 2026

    I agree with both of the above comments; Laikipia also has striped hyena and the Aberdares has colobus and a…

  3. Morten Kure Kattenhøj on Short Kenya Trip Advice31 October 2026

    Yes, Aberdares is the place for Giant Forest Hog. Laikipia is on the Eastern side of the range and has…

  4. Jon Hall on Short Kenya Trip Advice31 October 2026

    Have you read my recent report https://www.mammalwatching.com/community-post/bongos-bats-birders-kenya-september-2026/. Go to the Aberdares for the Giant Forsst Hogs for a night or…

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