15 April 2024

Ghana trip report – February 2024

Here is a report of our trip done in Ghana in February 2024. Several cool Western African mammals were observed during this 2-week long trip, including two marvelous sightings of long-tailed pangolins !  Samuel

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Ghana 2024 trip report

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Samuel Marlin
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  • 16 April 2024
    Lennartv

    Great report with nice pictures! Always interesting to read what an independent trip might bring. Your lack of succes at night might indeed be caused by dry weather. I once spend 3 weeks in the Amazon rainforest with very little sightings and it was also bone dry. A good rain shakes things up and in a wet forest it’s a bit easier to avoid being heard by animals from a greater distance.

    • 16 April 2024
      samuelmarlin

      Thanks Lennart. You make a good point with the dry weather. I actually noticed it also last year in Sri Lanka where the night sessions were more active after rain than before (although it was already more active than in Ghana, lol!)

  • 16 April 2024
    CarlosBocos

    Hi mate! Good to see your report, you did great! It was nice to meet you in the field

  • 16 April 2024
    Daan Drukker

    The picture of a Gambian Sun Squirrel shows a Small Sun Squirrel too. Great report otherwise!

    • 23 April 2024
      samuelmarlin

      Well noted Daan. I found this sun squirrel skin to be very pale in color for a small sun squirrel but I trust your judgement 🙂

  • 19 April 2024
    Jon Hall

    Great report and photos! Am very envious of your Red-flanked Duiker and Pel’s Anomalure.

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  • 23 April 2024
    samuelmarlin

    Thank you Jon

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