Wildlife of Everywhere
Bornean orangutan, Borneo
Bornean orangutan · Borneo
Sumatran orangutan, Sumatra
Sumatran orangutan · SumatraPhoto: Jefri Tarigan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bengal tiger, Ranthambore, India
Bengal tiger · Ranthambore, IndiaPhoto: Thomas Fuhrmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wild Asian elephants, Kui Buri, Thailand
Wild Asian elephants · Kui Buri, ThailandPhoto: S.Tanongsak · CC BY-SA 4.0
Knobbed hornbills, Sulawesi
Knobbed hornbills · SulawesiPhoto: Raynton Rare'a · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leopard, Sri Lanka
Leopard · Sri LankaPhoto: Raja bandi · CC BY 4.0
Snow leopard, Himalaya
Snow leopard · HimalayaPhoto: Ismail Shariff · CC BY 3.0
Red panda, Langtang, Nepal
Red panda · Langtang, NepalPhoto: Sunuwargr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Black-necked cranes, Bhutan
Black-necked cranes · BhutanPhoto: Tandin Wangdi · CC BY 4.0
Snow monkeys, Japan
Snow monkeys · JapanPhoto: Bryan Ledgard · CC BY 2.0
Steller's sea eagle, Japan
Steller's sea eagle · JapanPhoto: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0
Himalayan monal, Nepal
Himalayan monal · NepalPhoto: egorbirder · CC BY 4.0
Greater one-horned rhinoceros, India
Greater one-horned rhinoceros · IndiaPhoto: Tristan Jobin · CC BY 4.0
Fairy pitta, Korea
Fairy pitta · KoreaPhoto: Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0
Sumatran rhinoceros, Sumatra
Sumatran rhinoceros · SumatraPhoto: 26Isabella · CC BY-SA 3.0

17 free guides · 13,500+ species

Free field guides to the world's greatest wildlife destinations

Identify mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians from photos, find the national parks and reserves where you'll see them, and plan your trip — free, with no sign-up.

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The guides

Each guide covers one destination in depth: a photo species guide to its mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, the national parks, reserves and rivers where you have the best chance of seeing them, and a trip planner.

Southeast Asia wildlife guides

Rainforest islands and peninsulas — orangutans, tigers, tapirs, tarsiers, pangolins and hornbills.

South Asia wildlife guides

From the tiger reserves of the plains to the Himalaya — tigers, rhinos, snow leopards, red panda and leopards.

East Asia wildlife guides

Snow monkeys, wintering cranes, fairy pittas, wild horses and snow leopards.

Oceania wildlife guides

Platypus, koalas, kiwi, penguins and albatrosses at the far end of the world.

South America wildlife guides

Jaguars, giant otters, macaws and the wetlands and rainforests of the Pantanal and Amazon.

Coming soon

Photo: Practica Buin Zoo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wildlife of Brazil

Jaguars, giant otters, macaws and the Pantanal

A species-first field guide to Brazil's wildlife, from jaguars and giant otters to macaws, monkeys, frogs and caimans, across the Pantanal, Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and coast.

In preparation

Worldwide

A reference to every living mammal species.

Top places

Top places to see wildlife

National parks, reserves and rivers with the best chances of seeing each destination's headline wildlife — with everything you need to plan a visit in each guide.

Borneo · Sustainable forest

Deramakot Forest Reserve

A 55,000-hectare forest reserve that has been logged under strict sustainable-forestry certification since the 1990s — proof that timber production and serious wildlife density aren't mutually exclusive.

Photo: Chris Townend, Wise Birding Holidays

Borneo · River safari

Kinabatangan

Sabah's longest river, and the easiest place in Borneo to see a genuinely wide range of wildlife without a long trek — boat safaris glide along the water's edge through floodplain forest where animals concentrate on the narrow remaining strip of habitat between the river and encroaching oil palm.

Photo: Tomer Ben-Yehuda

Borneo · Pristine forest

Danum Valley

One of the most complete stretches of lowland dipterocarp rainforest left standing anywhere — 438 square kilometres that has never been commercially logged, giving it a density and height of old-growth canopy that's rare even within Borneo.

Malaysia · Perak

Royal Belum & Temengor

One of the largest remaining forest blocks in the peninsula, around Temengor Lake on the Thai border.

Photo: Abby Darrah · CC BY 4.0

Vietnam · Da Nang

Son Tra Peninsula

A forested headland on the edge of Da Nang with a large population of red-shanked doucs, often called the 'queen of primates', which feed in the trees beside the peninsula road.

Photo: Austin 0201 · CC BY 4.0

Japan · Eastern Hokkaido

Kushiro Marsh & Tsurui

Japan's largest wetland and the home of the red-crowned crane, which came close to extinction in the early 20th century and recovered thanks to winter feeding by local farmers.

Photo: pittafisher · CC BY 4.0

Korea · Gangwon

Cheorwon & the DMZ

Rice fields, river channels and the border landscape of the Cheorwon basin form one of Korea's most important wintering areas for red-crowned and white-naped cranes.

Trip reports

Real trips, real sightings

Field reports from wildlife operators and mammal watchers — what they saw, where and when — published in full on the guides, with every photo credited.

Sunda clouded leopard walking along a forest road toward a Malay porcupine in daylight, Deramakot Forest ReserveTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2024Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour 2024Borneo guideA Sunda Clouded Leopard stalks a Malay Porcupine in daylight, plus Banteng and Binturong — trip report highlights from Royle Safaris' 2024 Borneo Rare Mammals Tour. Bornean Bristlehead perched on a branch, Tabin Wildlife ReserveTrip report · Wise Birding · 2026Birding Bristleheads & Broadbills, Sabah 2026Borneo guideA displaying Bornean Peacock-Pheasant and a Whitehead's Broadbill on the nest — Chris Townend and Hazwan Subwan's Wise Birding Holidays report from Trusmadi to Tabin. 274 birds, 39 mammals. Blue-headed Pitta perched on a mossy branch, Danum ValleyTrip report · Tropical Birding · 2022Broadbills & Bristleheads: Sarawak & Sabah 2022Borneo guideA Rail-Babbler climbs onto the log we're sitting on, and a Bornean Pygmy Elephant bathes in the Kinabatangan — Ken Behrens' Tropical Birding report from a new Sarawak pre-trip to the Sabah highlands… Mike Gordon spotting wildlife from the back of the truck during a Deramakot night driveTrip report · Jon Hall · 2022Sabah, Borneo, July 2022Borneo guideA Bay Cat crosses the road at night and a Sun Bear finally shows — Jon Hall's mammalwatching.com report from Deramakot, Kinabalu and Sayap, led by Mike Gordon. 52 species, 13 lifers. Black-browed Babbler singing from an open perch, SeronggaTrip report · Bird Tour Asia · 2023Black-browed Babbler & the Meratus Mountains: Kalimantan 2023Borneo guideA rediscovered Black-browed Babbler sings in full view, and newly-described Meratus White-eye and Meratus Jungle-flycatcher turn up in the mossy Meratus forest — Khaleb Yordan's Bird Tour Asia report… Sumatran RhinocerosTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2019Sumatran Rhino Expedition, August 2019: 14 days in the forest with a rhino patrol teamSumatra guideIn August 2019 Royle Safaris ran a secret expedition to try to see a Sumatran Rhino in the wild, joining a rhino patrol team for 14 days of hiking and camping in remote forest on Sumatra (the… Sumatran OrangutanTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2023Sumatra and Java in September 2023: 45 mammals including 12 primates, marbled cat and Javan slow lorisSumatra guideIn September 2023 Royle Safaris ran a Sumatra and Java mammal tour led by Allin, with local guides at each forest. The group worked Gunung Leuser in northern Sumatra, then Gunung Halimun in West Java… Sumatra, Java, Bali and Komodo in August 2023: orangutans, Javan langurs and Komodo dragonsTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2023Sumatra, Java, Bali and Komodo in August 2023: orangutans, Javan langurs and Komodo dragonsSumatra guideIn August 2023 Royle Safaris ran a 17-day Sumatra, Komodo and Java Wildlife Exploration led by Imam and Allin. From Gunung Leuser in Sumatra the group moved through Bali, Komodo and Flores to West… SiamangTrip report · Jon Hall · 2025Sumatra in 2025: a wild rabbit chase and three nights in Way KambasSumatra guideIn September 2025 Jon Hall began a trip to Indonesia in Sumatra with Charles Foley, János Oláh and guide Hari Yono, hoping to find a Sumatran Striped Rabbit in hill forest west of Bandar Lampung. The… Sumatran OrangutansTrip report · Jon Hall · 2015Sumatra in 2015: Way Kambas and Gunung Leuser, a mammal-watching trip reportSumatra guideJon Hall spent the last week of May 2015 in Sumatra with two fellow mammal watchers, after five days in Deramakot in Sabah. Based at the Satwa Elephant Lodge with guide Hari, he worked Way Kambas by… The little known Matana Mud SnakeTrip report · Jon Hall · 2026Sulawesi Expedition 2025: a 16-day mammal-watching mega tripSulawesi guideIn September 2025 Carlos Bocos led Jon Hall and a group of fellow mammal watchers around Sulawesi for 16 days, with bat specialist Professor Juliana Senawi along as resident expert. Sites included… Sulawesi BabyrousaTrip report · Jon Hall · 2023Sulawesi at Christmas 2012: Babirusa, tarsiers and crested macaques at Tangkoko and NantuSulawesi guideJon Hall spent a week in Sulawesi over Christmas 2012, chasing his Sulawesi big five: Babirusa, Gursky's Spectral Tarsier, Black Crested Macaque, Bear Cuscus and Anoa. He worked Tangkoko Forest near… Dawn BatTrip report · Jon Hall · 2022Twenty-four hours in Singapore: a ten-hour bat chase, mouse-deer and a pangolin walkSingapore guideIn July 2022 Jon Hall had one day in Singapore on his way home from Borneo. Benjamin Lee of the National Parks Board met him at the airport and spent ten hours taking him from bat roost to bat roost… Tufted Grey LangurTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2011Sri Lanka in March 2011: blue whale, leopard and elephant from Wilpattu to MirissaSri Lanka guideIn March 2011 Royle Safaris director Martin Royle led a Sri Lanka Exploration tour from Wilpattu through Sinharaja, Yala and Uda Walawe to Mirissa. The group saw two Leopards, Asiatic Elephants… LeopardTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2025Sri Lanka in April 2025: fishing cat, leopard and sloth bear on a family tripSri Lanka guideIn the Easter half-term holidays of 2025, Royle Safaris director Martin Royle took his family to Sri Lanka and mixed culture, dolphin watching and wildlife. They visited Wilpattu, Trincomalee… Sigiriya in 72 hours: a mammal-watching trip report, Sri Lanka 2010Trip report · Jon Hall · 2010Sigiriya in 72 hours: a mammal-watching trip report, Sri Lanka 2010Sri Lanka guideIn December 2010 Jon Hall spent 72 hours around Sigiriya with the Bird and Wildlife Team, spotlighting after dark and searching an arboretum by day, and recorded 31 mammal species. The highlights… Malayan TapirTrip report · Jon Hall · 2010Taman Negara in 2010: finding a Malayan Tapir from the Kumbang hideMalaysia guideIn 2010 Jon Hall spent a weekend in Taman Negara to try again for the Malayan Tapir he had missed in 2004. He travelled by bus and taxi from Kuala Lumpur, booked the Kumbang hide in advance and sat… Bukit FraserTrip report · Jon Hall · 2004Peninsular Malaysia in 2004: Taman Negara, Bukit Fraser and Bukit Larut, a mammal-watching trip reportMalaysia guideIn September 2004 Jon Hall spent time in Peninsular Malaysia during the early rainy season, hoping above all for a Malayan Tapir. He watched from the Kumbang hide in Taman Negara, visited the Gua… Bengal TigerTrip report · Cat Expeditions · 2024Tigers of India Photo Tour 2024: Bandhavgarh and KanhaIndia guideCat Expeditions’ 2024 photo tour of Madhya Pradesh: 18 tiger sightings across Bandhavgarh and Kanha, including a female with two 18-month-old cubs playing and climbing trees, plus five sloth bear… Nilgiri TahrTrip report · Royle Safaris · xSouth India and Tadoba in April and May 2017: 57 mammals, Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Tahr and tigersIndia guideIn April and May 2017 Royle Safaris director Martin Royle led a 21-day South India's Forests tour with a Tadoba tiger extension. The group recorded 57 mammal species, a Royle Safaris record for an… Sloth BearTrip report · Royle Safaris · xTadoba in June 2015: eight tiger sightings, sloth bears and Four-horned AntelopeIndia guideIn June 2015 Royle Safaris director Martin Royle led a 7-day Tadoba's Tigers tour. The group had 8 Tiger sightings (5 different animals, including the huge male Scarface), 3 Sloth Bears, 18 mammal… Indian RhinocerosTrip report · Royle Safaris · xKanha, Kaziranga and Chitwan in January 2014: tigers, rhinos and a Gangetic river dolphinIndia guideIn January 2014 Royle Safaris director Martin Royle led a 19-day tour of Kanha, Kaziranga and Chitwan in India and Nepal. The group saw 25 mammal species and over 170 birds, including Tiger (two cubs… TigerTrip report · Royle Safaris · xSatpura, Bandhavgarh, Panna and Varanasi in January 2013: sloth bears, leopards and tigersIndia guideIn January 2013 Royle Safaris director Martin Royle led a 22-day Little Known India tour through Satpura, Bandhavgarh and Panna in Madhya Pradesh, with a Varanasi extension. The group recorded 30… Asiatic LionTrip report · Royle Safaris · xGujarat in December 2013: Asiatic Lion, Striped Hyena, desert cat and desert foxIndia guideIn December 2013 Royle Safaris director Martin Royle led a 16-day Gujarat Desert Mammals tour through the Little Rann and Great Rann of Kutch, Gondal, Gir and Velavadar. The group saw 29 mammal… Snow LeopardTrip report · Royle Safaris · xLadakh snow leopards, Corbett and Gir in November 2011: three snow leopards in HemisIndia guideRoyle Safaris director Martin Royle led the 16-day Kingdom of the Snow Leopard tour in November and December 2011, with Corbett and Gir extensions. From Leh the group hiked Hemis National Park with… Lion-tailed MacaqueTrip report · Jon Hall · 2011The Western Ghats and Mumbai in 2011: Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Tahr and cave batsIndia guideIn October 2011 Jon Hall spent twelve days in southern India, starting with the bat caves at Elephanta and Kanheri near Mumbai, then travelling through Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. He recorded… Indian RhinoTrip report · Jon Hall · 2008Assam in 2008: Hoolock Gibbons, rhinos and wild buffalo at Manas and KazirangaIndia guideIn December 2008 Jon Hall extended a trip to Bhutan with a few days in Assam, crossing the border at Gelephu with a local guide and driver arranged through Wild Grass Resort. He visited Royal Manas… Asiatic Wild AssTrip report · Jon Hall · 2007Gujarat and Agra in 2007: dolphins, wild asses, lions and hyenas, a mammal-watching trip reportIndia guideIn February 2007 Jon Hall spent just over a week in northern and western India, aiming for Gangetic River Dolphin, Asiatic Wild Ass and Striped Hyena. His route ran from Chambal and Bharatpur to the… Sun BearTrip report · Jon Hall · 2025Kaeng Krachan in January 2025: Sun Bears, a leopard and Robinson's Banded Langurs in a weekendThailand guideIn January 2025 Jon Hall spent a weekend in Kaeng Krachan National Park, three hours from Bangkok, with Jirayu Ekkul of Wild Encounter Thailand, Coke Smith and first-time mammal watcher Jackie Shen… Banded LinsangTrip report · Jon Hall · 2025Thailand's Deep South in 2025: Banded Linsang, bat caves and a recce tripThailand guideJon Hall joined a small group on a recce trip to Thailand's deep south, organised by Jirayu Ekkul (Tour) of Wild Encounter Thailand, to look for the elusive Banded Linsang and a string of rare bats… Eden’s WhaleTrip report · Jon Hall · 2017Thailand in 2017: Eden's Whales, Indochinese Gray Langurs and a family trip from Bangkok to Koh LantaThailand guideIn July 2017 Jon Hall spent two weeks in Thailand with his family and Coke Smith's, combining new mammals with a family holiday. With guide Jirayu Ekkul (Tour) of Wild Encounter Thailand he went… Trefoil Horseshoe BatTrip report · Jon Hall · 2010Hala Bala in 2010: a tree platform for Hairy-nosed Otters and a bat-catching bonanzaThailand guideIn October 2010 Jon Hall spent four more nights at Hala Bala Wildlife Reserve, again with Tu and Jan, after a work trip to Malaysia. This time the park staff built a tree platform so he could watch… Small-clawed OttersTrip report · Jon Hall · 2008Hala Bala in 2008: four nights of civets, slow lorises and bats in southern ThailandThailand guideIn August 2008 Jon Hall returned to Hala Bala Wildlife Reserve, at Thailand's south-eastern tip near the Malaysian border, for four nights, arranged through his Thai friends Tu and Jan. Night drives… Bull BantengTrip report · Jon Hall · 2007Huai Kha Khaeng and Mae Wong in 2007: Banteng, Dhole and elephants on a weekend from BangkokThailand guideIn December 2007 Jon Hall used a free weekend in Bangkok to return to Huai Kha Khaeng with his friend Tu, who arranged a research bungalow and ranger permission for a night drive. He saw Banteng at a… Yellow-throated MartenTrip report · Jon Hall · 2006Khao Yai in 2006: Pileated Gibbons, Yellow-throated Martens and a Binturong that got awayThailand guideJon Hall spent a weekend at Khao Yai National Park in September 2006, two hours from Bangkok, with a local guide arranged through Wild Bird Eco. He found a family of Pileated Gibbons, watched a group… Klong Saeng Wildlife SanctuaryTrip report · Jon Hall · 2004Southern Thailand in 2004: Klong Saeng, Khao Sok and Hala Bala, a mammal-watching trip reportThailand guideIn September 2004, during the early rainy season, Jon Hall travelled through southern Thailand with his friend and guide Rattapon Kaichid, known as Tu. He spent three nights at a floating research… Bengal Tiger, a male in Chitwan National ParkTrip report · Wise Birding Holidays · 2019Nepal in April 2019: Satyr Tragopan, Bengal Florican, a Tiger and a Sloth BearNepal guideWise Birding Holidays' April 2019 tour, led by Chris Townend and Suchit Basnet, spent two weeks in three areas of Nepal: the mountains around Thumke village near the Indian border, Koshi Tappu… Himalayan Red PandasTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2023Langtang in November 2023: a clouded leopard expedition with red pandas and musk deerNepal guideIn November 2023 Royle Safaris took a small group back to Langtang National Park to look for the mainland (Indochinese) clouded leopard, camping deep in the forest with special permits and a local… Himalayan MonalTrip report · Tropical Birding · 2018Bhutan and Kaziranga in 2018: Himalayan Monals, Satyr Tragopan and 420 bird speciesBhutan guideTropical Birding's 2018 Bhutan set-departure tour, led by Jose Illanes, began with a pre-tour in Kaziranga and Manas in Assam and then crossed Bhutan from east to west, from Samdrup Jongkhar and… Bhutan Golden LangurTrip report · Jon Hall · 2016Bhutan in 2008: Golden Langurs, flying squirrels and a Golden CatBhutan guideAfter a conference in November 2008 Jon Hall spent a week driving across Bhutan with a wildlife guide from the Nature Conservation Department, from Thimphu and Dolchu La through Pele La, Tongsa and… Steller’s Sea-EagleTrip report · Tropical Birding · 2025Japan in winter 2025: Steller’s Sea-Eagles, Blakiston’s Fish Owl and Red-crowned CranesJapan guideTropical Birding's “Birding on Ice” tour in January and February 2025, guided by Charley Hesse and Andrés Vásquez, ran from Kyushu’s crane fields and Honshu’s snow monkeys to the sea ice and eagles… Hokkaido Red FoxTrip report · Jon Hall · 2024Eastern Hokkaido in January 2024: a winter onsen, fish owls and the missing SablesJapan guideIn January 2024 Jon Hall spent three nights in eastern Hokkaido, hoping to see the Sables that once visited the Yoroushi Onsen feeders every winter. No Sable appeared, but he watched a Blakiston’s… Largha (Spotted) SealTrip report · Jon Hall · 2016Korea, 2006 to 2009: Largha Seals, Water Deer, Raccoon Dogs and finless porpoisesKorea guideJon Hall's guide to mammal watching in South Korea, written from visits between 2006 and 2009. It covers an overnight package tour to Baeng Ryong Do for Largha Seals, spotlighting at Seosan Lakes for… Silver-breasted BroadbillTrip report · Tropical Birding · 2023Southern Vietnam in 2023: bird hides, Silver-breasted Broadbills and Siamese FirebackVietnam guideTropical Birding's “Easy Indochina” Birding with a Camera tour, guided by Ken Behrens and Trần Nhật Tiên in January and February 2023, used the new bird hides of southern Vietnam to get close… Red-shanked DoucTrip report · Royle Safaris · 2025Vietnam’s rare primates in April 2025: doucs, Delacour’s Langurs and Cat Ba LangurVietnam guideIn April 2025 Royle Safaris ran its 16-day Vietnam Rare Primates Tour with local guide Luc, from Cat Tien National Park through Da Nang, Bach Ma, Phong Nha and Cuc Phuong to Cat Ba Island. The report… Snow leopard female in the mountains of western Mongolia.Trip report · Cat Expeditions · 2025Snow Leopards of Mongolia Photo Tour 2025: Altai MountainsMongolia guideCat Expeditions’ February 2025 snow leopard tour in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia: four snow leopard sightings, the closest at 40 metres, plus saiga, Siberian ibex, Bactrian camels and 16… Manul female, Nutella, peeking from den during our second manul of Mongolia photo tour in 2025.Trip report · Cat Expeditions · 2025Manul of Mongolia Photo Tour 2025: Tour 2, Eastern SteppeMongolia guideCat Expeditions’ second 2025 manul (Pallas’s cat) tour in eastern Mongolia: two families with three and four kittens, manul seen on every field day, the closest at 18 metres, plus mothers hunting…

Where to see

Where to see iconic animals

The animals people travel for, the places that give you the best chance of seeing them, and the guides that cover them.

Orangutan

Wild on Borneo along Sabah's Kinabatangan River and in Danum Valley, and in Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park.

Snow leopard

Ladakh's Hemis National Park in late winter (February–March) is the most reliable place to see one.

Red panda

Bamboo forests of eastern Nepal, Singalila National Park near Darjeeling, and Bhutan's temperate forests.

One-horned rhinoceros

Kaziranga National Park in Assam and Chitwan National Park in Nepal.

Leopard

Sri Lanka's Yala and Wilpattu national parks, and Jawai and Kabini in India.

Clouded leopard

Rarely seen anywhere; night drives in Sabah's Deramakot and Tabin forests have the best record.

Proboscis monkey

Found only on Borneo — Kinabatangan and Klias rivers in Sabah, and Bako National Park in Sarawak.

Tarsier

Tangkoko Nature Reserve on Sulawesi, where tarsiers leave their roost trees at dusk.

Platypus

Eastern Australia's rivers and creeks at dawn and dusk — Eungella National Park's Broken River in Queensland and Tasmania's streams are well-known spots.

Koala

Eucalypt forest along Australia's east coast — Victoria's Great Otway National Park and Kangaroo Island are reliable places to see wild koalas.

Southern cassowary

Rainforest of Far North Queensland, especially the Daintree and Mission Beach — a large, shy, flightless bird.

Kiwi

Stewart Island / Rakiura, where kiwi forage on beaches by day, and predator-free sanctuaries such as Zealandia in Wellington. Guide coming soon.

Malayan tapir

Taman Negara in Malaysia and Kaeng Krachan in Thailand, usually at salt licks after dark.

Great hornbill

Valparai in the Western Ghats, Northeast India, Bhutan's Manas and Malaysia's Belum-Temengor.

Blue whale

Boat trips from Mirissa in southern Sri Lanka, December to April.

Red-crowned crane

Hokkaido's Kushiro wetlands in winter, and Cheorwon near Korea's DMZ.

Black-necked crane

Bhutan's Phobjikha Valley from November to February, and Ladakh's high lakes in summer.

How it works

How the guides work

  1. Identify what you saw

    Browse mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians by group, with photos and identification notes, or search by common or scientific name.

  2. Find where to see it

    Each guide profiles the national parks, reserves and rivers worth visiting, and the species each one is known for.

  3. Plan and log your trip

    Put a trip plan together and save it, then keep a personal sightings log of everything you see.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about the guides, where to see wildlife and how to contribute.

What is Wildlife of Everywhere?

Wildlife of Everywhere is a family of free online wildlife field guides to the world's best wildlife destinations — 17 destination guides covering 13,746 species across 15 countries, plus Mammals of the World. Each guide has a photo species guide, the national parks and reserves where you can see the wildlife, a trip planner and a personal sightings log.

Are the guides free to use?

Yes. Every guide is free to use on the web, on any phone, tablet or computer, with no account or sign-up needed.

Which countries and regions are covered?

Southeast Asia: Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. South Asia: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka. East Asia: Japan, Korea, Mongolia, China. Oceania: Australia, New Zealand. Borneo covers Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Brunei. More destinations are on the way, including Brazil, China and New Zealand.

Where is the best place to see tigers in the wild?

Best odds are in central India's tiger reserves (Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Tadoba, Ranthambore) and Nepal's Chitwan and Bardia. The Wildlife of India, Wildlife of Nepal, Wildlife of Thailand, Wildlife of Malaysia, Wildlife of Bhutan guides all cover tigers.

Where can I see wild orangutans?

Wild on Borneo along Sabah's Kinabatangan River and in Danum Valley, and in Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park. See the Wildlife of Borneo and Wildlife of Sumatra guides.

Where can I see snow leopards and red pandas?

Snow leopard: Ladakh's Hemis National Park in late winter (February–March) is the most reliable place to see one. Red panda: Bamboo forests of eastern Nepal, Singalila National Park near Darjeeling, and Bhutan's temperate forests.

Where can I see wild platypus, koalas and cassowaries?

Platypus: Eastern Australia's rivers and creeks at dawn and dusk — Eungella National Park's Broken River in Queensland and Tasmania's streams are well-known spots. Koala: Eucalypt forest along Australia's east coast — Victoria's Great Otway National Park and Kangaroo Island are reliable places to see wild koalas. Southern cassowary: Rainforest of Far North Queensland, especially the Daintree and Mission Beach — a large, shy, flightless bird. See the Wildlife of Australia guide.

Where can I see cranes in Asia?

Red-crowned crane: Hokkaido's Kushiro wetlands in winter, and Cheorwon near Korea's DMZ. Black-necked crane: Bhutan's Phobjikha Valley from November to February, and Ladakh's high lakes in summer.

Where can I see whales, hornbills or pangolins?

Blue whale: Boat trips from Mirissa in southern Sri Lanka, December to April. Great hornbill: Valparai in the Western Ghats, Northeast India, Bhutan's Manas and Malaysia's Belum-Temengor. Sunda pangolin: Shy and nocturnal; most often met on night walks in Singapore's nature reserves and Borneo night drives.

Which guide should I start with?

Start with the guide for the country you are visiting. Each one lists the species you can see with photos, names and notes, the best parks and reserves, and a trip planner. To find which guides cover an animal, use the species finder on the home page.

Is there an app that works offline?

Wildlife of Borneo is on Google Play and works offline, with a sightings log for places without signal. Apps for the other guides are on the way; meanwhile every guide works in a phone browser.

Where do the species lists and photos come from?

Species names follow the Mammal Diversity Database, the IOC World Bird List, the Reptile Database and GBIF. Photos come from wildlife watchers who share them with the project, or are openly licensed (CC BY, CC BY-SA or CC0) from iNaturalist and Wikimedia Commons. Every photo is credited to its photographer.

Can I contribute my own wildlife photos?

Yes. Use the Share your photos form to send photos, an album link, a trip report or a species we're missing. Every contribution is checked before it's added, you keep your copyright, and you're credited by name, with an optional link to your website or social profile.

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About Wildlife of Everywhere

Wildlife of Everywhere began with Wildlife of Borneo: a field guide made to answer the questions wildlife watchers actually ask — what is this, and where can I see it?

Each new guide follows the same pattern: one destination, covered in depth, free for anyone to use. Species lists are checked against the standard global checklists, places are chosen for the wildlife you're most likely to see there, and photos are credited to the people who took them.

Wildlife watchers help it grow: travellers send in photos, trip reports and species that are missing, and every contribution is checked before it's added.

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