Book review: Illustrated Checklist to Neotropical Primates from Lynx and re:wild
I just received a copy, hot off the presses, of the latest in the Lynx Illustrated Checklist series. Their new book in Neotropical Primates is, like their Madagascar checklist, spo
Monkey Mayhem: Formosan Rock Macaques Will Rock Your World at Shoushan
This World Monkey Day, December 14, 2024, I went for a hike at Shoushan (壽山, Mandarin for “Longevity Mountain”), a coastal mountain in Kaohsiung, the largest city in southe
RFI: Weekend Trip from Bangkok, February ’25
Hi all, My wife and I are looking for recommendations for a two-day trip near Bangkok in early February. We would depart BKK on a Friday night and return Sunday night. The obvious
Flock to Marion Island cruise Jan 2025
Perhaps a bit late notice, but some may be interested in this opportunity. Birdlife South Africa is organizing a 8 day cruise to Marion Island in the Southern Ocean, from Jan 24-31
Proserpine Rock Wallaby Airlie Beach
Can anyone help with details of Proserpine Rock Wallaby Airlie Beach, I cannot find any of the sites Jon mentions on google maps “Mount Lucas in Airlie Beach. The drive up th
China for Snow Leopards, Red Pandas and possibly Giant Pandas – late February/early March 2025
Hi all, I’ve planned out a trip to Sichuan and Qinghai provinces in China to look for snow leopards, red pandas, golden snub-nosed monkey and with some luck – giant pan
ID request: Geoffroy’s Cat in Argentina?
Last weekend I was birding (I know, I apologise…) in Entre Ríos province in Argentina near a town called Perdices in some grassland and marsh area. To my surprise, this blac
The Weekly Recap
Hello and welcome back to the weekly recap! The first trip report of the week is from Hobart, Tasmania by Michael Sebastian back in July, a short trip during which he saw Southern
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Fed up with brief sightings that don’t give you much of a sense of the animal? Tired of sifting through blurry photos trying to guess if it was a rare species you were dreami
Weasel in Ecuadorean Andes
In July of 2024 I drove up to the antenna fields on the Papallacta Pass in the Andes of Ecuador. On the way down, at an altitude of about 13000 feet (4000 meters) I stopped the c