New Southern huemul hotspot in Torres del Paine
Hi all, As some of you who have been trawling through the Chile trip reports will know, there used to be a habituated huemul at one of Torres del Paine’s hotels. Sadly, per R
Ecuador
I have visited Ecuador three times: in August 2012 for a week to see Spectacled Bears and Mountain Tapirs in the Andes, and then to the Napo Valley; and for a long weekend in Septe
Pampas Cat Split (5 Species?)
In a March 2020 article in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, the authors provide a wide suite of evidence for splitting the pampas cat complex five ways. Whether you a
Best part of the Amazon?
Hello all, I’m considering doing a grand tour of South America in the future, so I’m for sure going to try and make it to at least one corner of the Amazon. Wanted to a
Peru
I've visited Peru twice. In 2014 I spent a week with my son at Chaparri Lodge, in Lambayeque, and Tapiche Reserve in Loreto. See my 2014 report. I returned in 2019 to help Fiona Re
New World ID questions
Several people told me this is the best place to try to crack my trickiest ID questions, so I hope this is not too much of an abuse of this community … because I do have a lo
Argentina
I have been to Argentina several times and it is one of my favourite countries in South America, amid very stiff competition. Superb mammalwatching combined with some world class f
Manu Trip Report
I finally finished my report for my trip to the Manu lowlands last August: http://www.tremarctos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Manu.pdf I’m going to start working on my phot
Not unique to humans: marmoset shows compassion for dying mate (with VIDEO)
Fascinating article and video from Mongabay.com: http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0507-mark-marmoset-death.html?n3ws1ttr – HeavenlyJane
Volunteering in a Megadiverse spot
Hi everyone, I posted this question as a response to another thread, but I figured I’d get more visibility if I posted this as a thread of its own: Does anyone know of any pl