New Trip Report: Sierra Leone
Happy New Year to all mammalwatchers – and all watched mammals. Here is the first trip report for 2023. Sierra Leone, 2020: Ben Balmford, 2 weeks & 34 species including C
New Trip Report: Sierra Leone
Dominque Brugiere was in Sierra Leone earlier this year. Not always the easiest country to travel around but well worth the effort. Sierra Leone, 2018: Dominque Brugiere, 2 weeks &
Pygmy Hippo 2017: in search of a podgy unicorn
Perhaps it is because of their rarity, or how secretive they are, or maybe, like me, you had a formative encounter with one at the zoo when you were seven, but Pygmy Hippos are a
Mystery Anomalure…
We had a long and photogenic encounter (unusual for Sierra Leone!) with an anomalure on Tiwai Island. But I am having trouble identifying it. There is no record of Pel’s Anom
Sierra Leone
The mammal watching far exceeded expectations both in terms of the diversity of species we encountered but also the rarity of many of the species we found, with mega mammals like W
Sierra Leonean Squirrel ID
Does anyone know what this species is? I am all squirreled out after Sierra Leone, where we spent a large proportion of our time trying to get decent looks at shadowy squirrels and
New Trip Report: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has been on my radar for a while. And I should have gone earlier judging by this first trip report for the country that just arrived from Tobi Lundqvist. There shoul