Western Ghats Endemics, October and November 2025: Trips summary

Author: Ravi Kailas (ficustours@gmail.com) Two back to back guided trips to the southern Western Ghats, in late October and November this year, revealed much of the region’s specialities, including Lion-tailed Macaque (including those raiding coffee berries), Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri Langur, Great Pied Hornbill (in a dwindled annual congregation around Valparai), Grey Slender Loris, Brown PalmContinue reading “Western Ghats Endemics, October and November 2025: Trips summary”

Biodiverse Costa Rica, April 2023

Author: Ravi Kailas (ficustours@gmail.com) Dates 16th to 23rd April 2023 Locations visited Arenal Volcano, La Selva Biological Reserve, Monteverde, San Gerardo De Dota “The diversity was striking”, was the first response I had for anyone asking about my (what turned out to be) an all too brief, natural history oriented visit to sample of CostaContinue reading “Biodiverse Costa Rica, April 2023”