Two Days in East Java (Baluran & Alas Purwo National Parks)
Last month’s Indonesian adventure, which had taken me to Sumatra, Sulawesi and the north Moluccas, ended in Java. János Oláh and I arrived in Jakarta after our trip to the
Three Nights in the North Moluccas (Halmahera & Ternate)
I spent most of September in Indonesia. A spectacular two weeks in Sulawesi with Carlos Bocos was the main event, though there were so many mammals – and so many still to ide
A few species in Java & Kalimantan (Borneo)
Going through old trips I stumbled upon some travelling I did through Bali, Java and Kalimantan. This was in july/august of 2011. I didn’t specifically go out to watch and ob
A short trip to look for the endemic mammals of Siberut Island, Sumatra
Located off the west coast of Sumatra, Siberut Island is part of the Mentawi islands and is a hotspot for endemic species. I only had 2 nights and 3 days but managed to see 7 endem
Wildlife Tours Central & East Java, 31 Jul-06 Aug 2024
Seven days of fruitful wildlife tours saw 4 primates, 14 mammals and 101 bird species. Some of the highlights are Silvery (Javan) Gibbon, Javan Fuscous Leaf Monkey, and Javan Chevr
West Papua November 2023
In November I was in West Papua for 3 weeks, including some very little visited locations and some made quite famous by others on this site. Whilst I was always on the look out for
West Papua 2024 Trip Report
Carlos Bocos has just returned from a West Papua mammal tour that he ran with Royle Safaris following in the footsteps of this tour he led last year. This one sounds as mega as las
Trip Report – Western Long-beaked Echidna and other mammals in West Papua and the Moluccas – Oct 23_V2
We had the great fortune to have a night’s spotlighting near Sorong in West Papua prior to a boat-based bird-watching trip around Raja Ampat and the central Moluccas. 15 specie