Pantanal’s 5 Kingfishers
The main focus of our trip to Brazil and the Pantanal was to see Jaguars. However, we had been told that the birds of this area were…
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…
Along the Transpantaneira Highway
Today we were returning to the Transpantaneria Highway in the hope of finding the one target species that had eluded us, the Giant Anteater. The…
SouthWild Pantanal Lodge
First Boat Trip At Southwild Lodge After breakfast we split into two groups to take to the boats. The boats travelled up the river Pixaim from…
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…
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….
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…
Jaguars on the Cuiaba River
After breakfast on the flotel we were on the Cuiaba River for 6.30 a.m with slightly damp shoes but eager to start. Susannah, the biologist…
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…
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…