Field Notes — Wild Wild Wanderer

Snow Leopard · Field Science

Why high-altitude cats are harder to track than we thought — and what that means for finding them

Snow leopard territory mapping has traditionally relied on camera trap data from fixed locations. New movement analysis from Spiti suggests the assumptions behind those maps may be systematically wrong.

8 min read · Dr. Shyama Pal

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East Africa

The three crossing points that actually matter on the Mara — and why two of them are almost never used

Position matters more than timing at the Mara. Here's how we read the river.

6 min read

Antarctica · Field Science

What nobody tells you about emperor penguin colonies — and what to actually watch for

Huddling is thermoregulation. Tobogganing is energy conservation. Every behaviour has a function — and knowing it changes what you see.

5 min read

India · Field Science

The Bengal tiger's territory tells you where it's going to be. Here's how to read it.

Scent marking, scratch posts, and water source dependence. The map is already written.

7 min read

Borneo

Orangutan ranging behaviour and what it means for expedition timing in Kinabatangan

Seasonal fruit cycles determine orangutan density at river margins. The timing is precise.

5 min read

Expedition Planning

The difference between a wildlife season and a wildlife window — and why it matters

The difference between arriving at the right season and arriving at the right moment. Here's what that actually means in practice.

4 min read

Field Science

From tumor immunology to snow leopard tracking: what the lab actually teaches you

Dr. Shyama Pal on the one thing her PhD trained her for that no wildlife course could.

6 min read · Dr. Shyama Pal

Dispatches
from the field.

Why high-altitude cats are harder to track than we thought — and what that means for finding them

The three crossing points that actually matter on the Mara — and why two of them are almost never used

What nobody tells you about emperor penguin colonies — and what to actually watch for

The Bengal tiger's territory tells you where it's going to be. Here's how to read it.

Orangutan ranging behaviour and what it means for expedition timing in Kinabatangan

The difference between a wildlife season and a wildlife window — and why it matters

From tumor immunology to snow leopard tracking: what the lab actually teaches you

New field dispatches,
directly to you.

Dispatchesfrom the field.

Why high-altitude cats are harder to track than we thought — and what that means for finding them

The three crossing points that actually matter on the Mara — and why two of them are almost never used

What nobody tells you about emperor penguin colonies — and what to actually watch for

The Bengal tiger's territory tells you where it's going to be. Here's how to read it.

Orangutan ranging behaviour and what it means for expedition timing in Kinabatangan

The difference between a wildlife season and a wildlife window — and why it matters

From tumor immunology to snow leopard tracking: what the lab actually teaches you

New field dispatches,directly to you.

Dispatches
from the field.

New field dispatches,
directly to you.