Trip Report – Borneo’s Rare Mammals Tour – Royle Safaris – August 2025
Royle Safaris runs several trips to Borneo each year, in 2025 we had 5 private tour departures and of course our popular Borneo’s Rare Mammals Group Tour. As normal on this i
Stoat or Weasel
That age-old question. So who will confidently give me an answer based on this image? Two of us observing the animal thought we saw a dark-tipped tail, but did we?
Uzbekistan 2023 – A Few Notes
A short trip through central Uzbekistan focused mainly on the Kyzylkum Desert and the road towards Uchkuduk. Mammal observations were honestly very limited, but since there are ver
3 Weeks in Thailand and North Sulawesi
Hello mammal watchers, This will be my first post about one of my trips, and I am very excited to share some of the things I find interesting in nature. To introduce myself: I am F
Info and/or Guide in Uzbekistan?
I’m likely heading to Uzbekistan next May to lead a birding tour and I’m hoping to see some mammals ahead of the trip. Does anyone have info or know a guide for mammal
Cat tracks SE Turkey
Hi, I found some tracks recently near Birecik in SE Turkey. Glasses for scale, gap between stem tips is 8.75cm. Given shape and lack of claw marks, would I be correct in assuming t
Trip Report – Qinghai Tibetan Mammals Tour – Royle Safaris – July-August 2025
Royle Safaris was once again back in China during the summer of 2025 for our now annual mammalwatching group tour to the Tibetan Plateau. With another group of intrepid mammalwatch
The Red Goral: What it is and where to find it?
The Red Goral is one of the least documented ungulates on the planet. I have seen it years ago in India and have ever since collected every piece of information I could find and pu
2 weeks Sichuan with Royle Safaris, with extra primates, 2026
In march-february 2026, I joined Royle Safaris’ Sichuan mammal trip. This is my personal account of 2 very successful weeks in Sichuan, with a double primate extension. A fir