Bryde’s Whales dying in False Bay (Cape Town, South Africa)
In Feb 2019 I reported on two sightings of Bryde’s Whale in False Bay near Cape Town. Further sad news on this species in the bay is that two have died this year after becoming
RFI: Seeing sitatunga at Katonga Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Dear all I suspect this will be one of several enquiries about Uganda, Has anyone tried for sitatunga at Katonga Wildlife Reserve, Uganda? From what I gather it is probably a bit o
New Trip Report: Benin
Here’s mammalwatching.com’s second ever Benin trip report. Benin, 2018: Cheryl Antonucci, 5 days & 6 species including Red-bellied (White throated) Guenons and Mon
Golden cats recorded for first time in Tanzania
A team led by Francesco Rovero recorded the first confirmed Golden Cat sightings in Tanzania. There have been a number of purported sighting records of this species in the country,
Trip report Western Cape, South Africa, 6.-12. December 2007
My trip to South Africa was not a mammal trip – nor a birding trip – but a work-related conference trip. Still I was able to get out to the nature, primarily to birding
Rodents from Ethiopia – request for id help.
Looking at trip reports, the first one of these from the Bale mountains is likely to be Blick’s grassrat, the second – from the Simien mountains Chenek camp – may
Benfontein
I am hoping to visit Benfontein next April I contacted De Boors and they told me that Beryl Wilson could possibly take us out for a “night drive “ho
New Trip Report: Sangha Lodge, Central African Republic
Here’s a report from a December 2017 visit to wonderful Sangha Lodge. C.A.R, 2017: Daniel Hoops, 1 week & around 25 species including Bongo, Giant Forest Hog and Lord Der
Cape Clawless Otter Site in Ethiopia
Cheryl Antonucci was in Ethiopia in March and found an apparently very reliable site for Cape Clawless Otter. Cape Clawless Otters, Lake Awasa, 2019: Cheryl Antonucci’s repor
New Trip Report: Ghana
Here’s another exciting report from Ghana. There is a lot of cool stuff to see there. Ghana, 2019: Rauno Väisänen, 2 weeks & 46 species including Tree Pangolin, 3 an