Thailand
Check out Jon Hall's August 2025 report from the deep south of Thailand, featuring 40 species including a beautiful Banded Linsang.
Vietnam
I visited Vietnam in 2011. The country has some fabulous mammals - primates in particular - but there is still a heartbreaking amount of poaching.
China
I have been to China four times but I have barely scratched the surface. The country is huge, of course, and hugely diverse. The mammalwatcing is fantastic in Sichuan and Qinghai
India
I have visited India six times. In June 1997 I spent a couple of weeks in Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Corbett National Parks. In February 2007 I spent a week in Gujurat, plus two days a
Borneo
This page covers both the Malaysian and Indonesian bits of Borneo, together with Brunei. I have visited Borneo five times and am sure I will return again and again. Per square kilo
Indonesia – West Papua, Raja Ampat & the Moluccas
I visited West Papua's Vogelkop's Peninsula and Waigeo Island in June 2023 for an incredible two weeks of mammalwatching with 60 species including Western Long-beaked Echidna plus
Sri Lanka
Imagine if you could see more than half of every country's mammal species in a week .... what a wonderful world it would be. What a wonderful mammal list I would have. Well, in Sri
Philippines
The chance to run a workshop in Manila in November 2015 was a welcome opportunity for a few days mammal watching. That said, the Philippines comprises more than 7,000 islands so pl
Singapore
I spent 24 hours in Singapore in 2022 on the way back from Borneo and saw 12 species of mammals around the city.
Pakistan
In April 2011 I got the chance to visit Islamabad for work. My office had some concerns about my security. I had some concerns that I wouldn't be able to see any mammals. But where