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Gämsenjäger-Etikette (deutsch)

Es gehört zum Jagen dazu, dass man sich Gedanken darüber machen wie die Jagd ablaufen sollte, damit sie ethisch vertretbar und nachhaltig ist. Das trifft auch auf die…

Chamois Hunting Etiquette (English)

Part of hunting is also thinking about how it can be ethical and sustainable. This also applies to chamois hunting. Here are some key points summarised – which…

How is the Anatolian Chamois doing?

In November 2025, I traveled again to Kacgar Dagi, Türkiye, to get a firsthand impression. There are no longer any problems with poaching and hunting in Kastamonu (Western Pontic…

Meeting mammals in Morocco

Between March 1 and 15, 2025, my wife Anja and I travelled to Morocco exploring, hiking, and observing wildlife. We saw numerous nature reserves, wild places, and some interesting new species.

Italy: A mammal watching jackpot and an invasive species record

Italy, that is the Colosseum, the Florence Cathedral, the Tower of Pisa. Due to its cultural wealth, Italy has the highest density of museums in the world. And…

Genets, cats, bears & hares

This is a report about my road trip to Northern Spain, the first with my wife without our daughter since she was born. It could have become a honeymoon revival journey, but…

How to find a Mediterranean Monk Seal in Greece – this time for real

After searching for a Mediterranean Monk Seal in vain in the Northern Sporades in 2023, I found it in Kefalonia in June this year.

The City Chamois

In Besançon, a city in eastern France, chamois can be seen in the middle of the city. During a conference I was attending, I took the time one…

Back in the living desert

From January 22nd to 29th 2024, as a journalist, I accompanied a trip to the Dubai Desert organised by Biosphere Expeditions. Participants engage as citizen scientists for mammals, birds and…

Georgia’s big mammal goodies

I visited Georgia between 28. 10. and 11. 11. 2023. The main purpose of this trip was to find and photograph Caucasian Chamois. For me it is the last of the ten chamois subspecies, that I wanted…