2017 trips
Dear All, Just a reminder that I’m looking for participants willing to do the following trips: (1) Nome area, 3-5 days, early or late March or early April. Mammals & bird
Your Biggest Miss of the year (and targets for next year)
So every year it’s interesting to hear what people are after for the next year to come… But also I was wondering what everybody’s biggest miss was for 2016. Fo
some general questions
Hello Mammalwatchers Let me quickly introduce myself! I am Valentin from Switzerland and I started studying Biology in university. I am pretty much interested in all moving things,
Flashlight Brightness for Spotlighting on Foot
What is the ideal brightness for a flashlight for spotlighting on foot in tropical rainforests? I’ve been using my Fenix TK75 at its medium setting (600 lumens), and I am con
Various Trip Reports – India, Nepal and Yellowstone – Royle Safaris
Tiger Safari to Bandhavgarh Trip Report – Royle Safaris A trip report from a tiger safari of Bandhavgarh National Park in India, with sightings of 4 different Tigers througho
New species
Two new papers of interest: (1) splitting trident-nosed bat into 3 spp., one of them completely new; (2) claiming multiple new spp. among Chinese pikas. I find the first one prett
HMW Vol. 6 review, part 2.
So, here is another list of noticeable things in HMW vol. 6, including all differences with IUCN Red List taxonomy. Let me know if you need more details on any of them. The two ssp
Various Trip Reports – Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Uganda & Rwanda – Royle Safaris
Cambodia & Vietnam’s Rare Primates Tour Trip Report with Royle Safaris A trip report from Royle Safaris from a wildlife watching holiday focusing on primates to Cambodia
Night Vision Equipment Recommendations?
My next trip will be to Sierra Leone this December! I’ll be looking for Pygmy Hippo and other West African mammals at Tiwai Island and Gola. At Gola, I’ll be spending a
Reissuing Old Posts
Dear all, sorry about the spam but over the next couple of months I will be reissuing a few of my old reports on the new site, with better photos, and don’t know how to do th