(This blog first appeared on focusingonwildlife.com) Geladas are the sole survivors of a once abundant branch of primates that historically foraged across the grasslands of Africa, the Mediterranean and India. These relics of time gone by now cling to a precarious existence on the sheer cliffs...

Rockjumper is supporting Dr Alan Lee on his 3 month bicycle survey. Most Fynbos endemic birds are reported considerably less now compared to previous atlas periods. Surprisingly, we know very little about 4 of the 6 species found only in the Fynbos. This survey is a first step to addressing the shortcomings in...

Hi folks – here’s a link to Adam’s latest post on 10,000 Birds where he shares some of his images of Ethiopia’s top endemic birds and mammals taken on a recent Rockjumper in Style tour to Ethiopia:...

(This blog originally appeared on 10000birds.com) Paging through a fieldguide, it’s always with a sense of dismay and sadness that I come across reference to an extinct species. This is particularly poignant if the bird has disappeared during the course of my birding days or “on my watch”, as I like to...

Hi all! A recent trip to the seldom-visited birding hotspot of Burma (or Myanmar as it is known these days) proved to be an immense success. We managed to score all 7 Burmese endemics, namely the four dry country specialties (Hooded Treepie, Burmese Bushlark, Jerdon’s Minivet and White-throated...