13 January 2025

Panama, or how I discovered the Neotropics

My first trip to the Neotropics, Panama was chosen for personal reasons but proved to be an exceptional experience over 16 days.

29 mammals seen, including water opossums, Northern tamandua, and night monkeys.

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Panama, or how I discovered the Neotropics

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Michael Johnson
Australian. Founder and Director of Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park. My primary interest is threatened species recovery.   All my life I have enjoyed watching wild animals whenever I saw them, but never took it further. In 2018, my 60th year, I started to record what I saw, and this has become my dominant hobby.  I love nothing more than turning up in a place where there are lots of new species to see.
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2 Comments

  • 13 January 2025
    Tau Conrad

    Thank you for your report. We are visiting Panama in a month. It’s a family trip and we won’t hire a guide, but just drive/hike around on our own. But sometimes I’m worried we won’t see much without a guide. Do you know the coordinates, or could you provide a description on the direction to the roost sites for
    1. Night monkey near the Sloth Sanctuary
    2. Spectacled owl in the Caminos des Cruces National Park?
    Thanks!

  • 13 January 2025
    Jon Hall

    THanks Michael and well done. Panama seems to becoming pretty good for Water Opossums. Do you know if the Canopy Lodge is now a reliable spot for them or did you get very lucky? I know there was one recent sighting before you but have there been others?

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