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St. Lucia Lake, South Africa

In 1998 I attended a Living Lakes conference at St. Lucia Lake. For a couple of days I would get up at 5 every morning and walk a…

Markhor (Capra falconeri)

The „king of the goat tribe“ H. L. Haughton called the Markhor in 1913: „His very looks and bearing are regal.“ [7] For Schaller (1977) it is simply…

Straight-horned Markhor (C. f. megaceros)

As the name suggests: the distinctive feature of this subspecies is its straight horns. There are two phenotypes: Kabul Markhor and Suleiman Markhor. Both forms are rather small….

Wildlife in the Darwaz Mountains of Tajikistan

I visited Tajikistan between February 15th and March 2nd 2020. They main purpose of the trip for me was to see Markhor. Of course I was equally excited to observe all other wildlife species –…

Winter birds of Darwaz, Tajikistan

Here are some of the birds that I encountered on my trip through Tajikistan. To find out more about the country and its wildlife switch to my other…

Afghanistan, 2020

No, I haven’t been there. But during my trip to Tajikistan I had the chance to look across the border every day, got an impression how life is…

The ultimate mammal watching lens: Nikon 500 mm F5.6 PF ED VR

Maybe some of you remember that I had promised to write a review on a lens my wife wanted to present me for having won the „NUTTER Awards…

Anatolian Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra asiatica)

The Anatolian Chamois is a very rarely discussed and documented taxon. Lydekker described it for the first time in 1908. Find below a summary of facts and some…

Caucasian Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra caucasica)

Find listed below a series of Caucasian Chamois photos

Mishmi Hills Encounter: Chinese Serow in India?

During a field trip to the Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India between October 24th and October 31th, 2017 a serow was observed. Comparing physical features of different species…