New Trip Report: Spitzbergen, 2016
Here’s a new report from Romain Bocquier. Svalbard, 2016: 10 Days on and around Svalbard and 12 species including Harp Seal, Polar Bear and Beluga. Jon
Mongolia, 2016 Trip Report
In 2006 I saw footage of Bactrian Camels in the Mongolian Gobi Desert on the BBC’s Planet Earth series. Oh how I wanted to go. And then I heard the details about how long and c
lynx – another big hit
Earlier this year we experienced great Eurasian lynx encounters in Poland ( cfr previous post), last week we did the same with Iberian lynx in Spain. At both remaining strongholds
Karasu beaked whales – a possible sighting
My friend Olga Filatova (one of the co-discoverers of karasu beaked whale) has returned from an expedition searching for them around the Kuril Islands, and got some possible photos
Alerts for new posts
Just in case you haven’t noticed, it is now possible to subscribe to get alert emails when new posts are made in the community forum here. Please let me know if there are a
Denali Road Lottery (private vehicles on main park road)
Alaska has great scenery but to see the most alpine animals, you might be better off with a combo trip to Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Still, just as information, here&#
Bobcat at Trout Brook Valley Preserve in CT
While looking for some rare birds this am at the Trout Brook Valley Preserve in Easton, Connecticut, I had a large male Bobcat come out from a grassy area in the orchard by the blu
Amami Island & Tateshina Trip Report, Japan 2016
In August 2016 a work trip to Tokyo gave me a very welcome opportunity to return to Japan. Although I was working I was able to squeeze in a night on Amami Island as soon as I ar
Again Eurasian lynxes this spring in Poland
Since three years www.europesbig5.com is active and productive in locating Eurasian lynxes down town Bieszczady; without doubt one of Europe’s most desolate, remote and vast
Wolves in Spain
Hi all It seems like the Picos/Cantabrian mountains are now ‘the place’ to see wolf in southern Europe. Has anyone out there had any luck independently? It’s a po