18 February 2024

Dubai transit – mammals or malls?

I recently had a work trip to Dubai and wanted to hire a guide for a one day tour but the guides mentioned on MW trip reports were no longer available. I have also transited through Dubai many times and never thought of it as a stop over for mammal watching but there are lifers up for grabs in even a short time. A locally based bird photographer and guide (Gary Burns) is available for either dawn or dusk tours to a couple of places that he has negotiated private access.  The Al Marmoom conservation area and a neighbouring privately owned reserve has unfenced herds of Arabian sand gazelles, Arabian oryx and Arabian gazelles. By night we added Cheeseman’s gerbil, Lesser Egyptian jerboa and Arabian hare (L. capensis arabicus).  Gary can be contacted on WhatsApp +971504582780  or email : garyburns000@gmail.com

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Stuart Chapman
Since the age of 5, I wanted to be a naturalist. A lifelong conservationist and advocate for nature, I have lived in Asia for more than 20 years and worked for WWF for over three decades. Starting my international career as a ranger trainer in Wolong Panda Reserve in China in 1991, I have been mammal watching ever since. My hobby and personal quest is to see all 40 species of wild cat and I have currently seen 33 species. I am also trying to see 1000 species of mammal by 2025!
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