A visit to the Hawk and Owl Trust Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve in Norfolk never fails to impress. Living about half an hours drive from the reserve and a member of the Friends of Sculthorpe Moor we try to visit each month. Each changing season bringing a different look to the Moor and a new cast of wild…
Giant River Otters of the Rio tres Irmaos
Giant Otters were once found throughout large areas of South America . By the 1970’s their numbers had fallen dramatically. This was mainly due to a demand for their pelts, deforestation, and human disturbance. When we travelled in 2008 to the Peruvian Amazonian rain forest, they had become an endangered species. We travelled by canoe up…
SouthWild Flotel on to the Lodge
It had been an incredible experience at the Southwild Flotel. We had seen eight different Jaguars some of them numerous times. They are certainly an amazing animal. The whole environment and its wildlife is extremely special. Although we were sorry to leave we were moving on back along the river to Porto Jofre and then…
Jaguars Galore
After breakfast at 6.00 a.m. we were ready to leave for our morning boat safari, hoping for more Jaguars Fortunately our clothing and shoes had dried overnight. However, a downpour of rain prevented the departure and we left at 7.00 a.m. Under cloudy skies we headed out, it wasn’t long before our first Jaguar encounter. On…
Jaguar Brothers on The Three Brothers River
As we got ready for breakfast we glanced out of the windows and saw at least three Giant Otters swim past. A great start to the morning. We were all on the boat by 6.30 and ready to go. Just a little way down the river we stopped and watched the Giant Otters catching and eating…
Southwild Jaguar hotel
Our accommodation was the floating Southwild Jaguar hotel near the mouth of the Rio tres Irmaos, (Three brothers river). It is operated as a jaguar research and tourism base. We were to spend three full days here in search of Jaguar. Susannah, Nuan’s wife, the resident biologist greeted us and took us into the lounge area. Here we…
Transpantaneira highway to the River Cuiabá
Today, 1st November, we were leaving Pouso Alegre at 6.00 a.m. and driving in our safari truck to the end of the Transpantaneira Highway at Porto Jofre. From here we will take a boat to the Flotel. This would be our best chance of finding jaguar. The drive to Porto Jofre was about 120 km…
Pouso Alegre
After lunch there was some free time before the afternoon game drive. I took the opportunity to catch up with my journal and Alan went around the grounds of the Alegre lodge with his camera. He managed to track down the large Tegu Lizard that we had seen before the morning game drive. A pair…
Pouso Alegre Lodge
Today, 31st October, is our only full day at Pouso Alegre and was packed full of activities. We congregated outside the dining room in the half light at 5.15 a.m. and set off along the track from the lodge. In the muddy water holes along the track Limpkin and Plumbeous Ibis walked on the bank….
Brazil – Just Jaguars
The Journey On the 29th October 2018 we set off on our Naturetrek, small group wildlife holiday to Brazil’s Pantanal, in search of jaguars. The journey from Norfolk to Heathrow always seems to take forever, but after parking in the long stay we were on our way. We were flying with Latin American Airlines, a…
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