New Trip Report: The Netherlands
I hope 2020 is finishing well and that despite everything there have been some silver linings to the past 9 months. I’ve discovered that I love dogs and that gopher watchin
New Trip Report: The Azores
Here’s a nice report with great photos from Sjef Ollers who was in the Azores in September. The Azores, 2020: Sjef Ollers, 13 days & 14 species including Sei and Sperm Wh
Last-minute opening for 1-3 people to join me in Kenya (Feb 4th-13th)
I’m lucky enough to be joining a fellow member on a last minute tour in Uganda later in January. Being so close to Kenya it was too tempting not to add on! I fly into Nairobi
Anamalai Tiger Reserve (Valparai area), Oct 2019
Hello All, Please follow the link below for a brief report from a visit to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, in the Western Ghats of south India, in October 2019. https://ficustours.blog
Taxonomy news
1. Huangshan, a gorgeous sacred mountain in Anhoi Province of China, is one of the best places (and most easily accessible) in the country for small mammals (there is also an endem
Mammals and people sharing the same land, South France
I have launched a web-series on the wildlife that live right around us, the species with whom we share our territories. The objective is to show that even near a big city (in this
Last-minute opening for 1 person to join me in Late Jan-Early Feb in Uganda
Hi everyone, So my Fiance is bailing out on me because of her fear of travel during corona, due to compulsory quarantine upon return… but on the bright side, she’s allo
Illustrated Checklist of Mammals 2 vol. set
Just wondering if anyone has had issues with receiving the two volume set of Illustrated Mammals of the World by Lynx Edicions. I never had a real problem with them before, but I
Survey in the Pamir Mountains: Ovis ammon polii and Capra sibirica
A team of wildlife enthusiasts (USA, Spain and Tajikistan) conducted a field trip to the eastern Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan documenting the number of wild sheep, goats and birds