Anyone interested in looking for Banded Linsangs, Bats and more in remote Southern Thailand this August?
I’m planning to spend the first week of August in southern Thailand’s Yala province in an area that seems largely unexplored by mammalwatchers and which sounds very pro
Thailand, December 25th to January 8th
This is my first trip report on this website. I have been focusing on wildlife more and more during my travels in last 10 years, but this was only my fourth trip built entirely aro
Etruscan Shrew Video from Thailand
Here’s another fun video of what appears to be an tiny Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) from a bat cave in Khao Yai NP, Thailand. Jirayu Ekkul (Wild Encounter Thailand) saw i
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, January 2025
Twenty years ago if I told someone I was a ‘mammalwatcher’ I would invariably be met by a perplexed look that radiated concern for my mental health. How things have cha
RFI: Weekend Trip from Bangkok, February ’25
Hi all, My wife and I are looking for recommendations for a two-day trip near Bangkok in early February. We would depart BKK on a Friday night and return Sunday night. The obvious
Thailand July 2024
11 days in Thailand (Koh Tao, Surat Thani, Kaeng Krachan, Kanchanaburi), 27 species, 15 lifers, despite lots of snorkeling, eating out, buying a new camera and other things that cl
New Podcast Episode: Coke Smith & Jirayu Ekkul from Thailand
The latest episode of the mammalwatching podcast is all about Thailand. Charles and I chat with two Bangkok-based mammalwatchers, Alexander Coke Smith and Jirayu ‘Tour’ Ekkul.
RFI: Sunda slow loris, Tupaia glis and other sunda species between Phuket and Surat Thani
Hello, my hopefully final RFI regarding my Thailand trip this December and January. Before going to Khao Yai for 3 nights and Kaeng Krachan for 4 nights, we have 6 full days (7 nig
RFI: Otters in Bangkok
Hello, I found out that it is apparently easy to see otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Bangkok (or south of Bangkok?), but I could not find any detailed information online. Would
Tips on kitti’s hog-nosed bats Thailand
Hi all, I will be in Thailand during the latter part of November. One of my goals is to see the Kitti’s hog-nosed bat. Does anyone have any tips on where to look or can recom