Giant Panda expedition year change 2023-2024
Two extra people wanted for a Giant Panda expedition during the turn of the year. Trip starts 24/12 and ends 6/01 in Chengdu. Scanning from vantage points and on hiking trails in a
Advertising: Vietnam’s Rare Primates Tour with Royle Safaris
Royle Safaris are running a second rare primates tour to Vietnam from April 1 – 15, 2024. Their 2023 tour recorded 41 species of mammals including 11 primates: the only targe
Suggestions where to go in Early to Mid October
I have to take a week off work in early to mid October. My girlfriend is not fond of hot places, so I am thinking maybe somewhere in Canada? We only have a week so I think a huge f
New Podcast Episode: Expedition to West Papua with Carlos Bocos
You read the trip report, now listen to the show and watch the movie! On the latest podcast episode Charles and I are reunited with Carlos Bocos who inspired, designed and g
The Bats of Malaysia – a great (free) PDF guide
Juliana Senawi, one of Malaysia’s top bat gurus and part of our West Papua trip, suggested this wonderful guide to the 143 bat species in Malaysia could be a useful resource
In honour of CL day
A recent dash last month to Sabah gave a chance of a couple of night drives in Tangkulap Reserve on an area road not often surveyyed. Right at the end of the 2nd on an otherwise qu
Help with Bat ID from Ecuador
Hello all Bat-experts and others… 🙂 Need some second opinion (…end even first) on some Bat species found in Ecuador on my recent trip there. Apologize for the
Looking for folks who might be interested in joining a trip to Qinghai in October/November 2023
Hello mammal enthusiasts, My partner, Tracey, and I have a trip planned with Sid Francis in China for three weeks in late October/early November this year. Many of you will be fami
Bangs’s Mountain Squirrel vs Red-tailed Squirrel Identification
Bangs’s Mountain Squirrel (Syntheosciurus brochus) is a rarely seen – and even more rarely photographed – squirrel from the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama. It
Sri Lanka Mammals
Four of us spent ten days with Dulan of the Bird and Wildlife Team at Wilpattu, Sigirya and Kitulgala before scooting down to Mirissa for a whale-watching trip with Raja and the Wh