Chasing Wildlife’s Guide to Animals
Love Mammals?
Get to know everything about wildlife. Learn the behaviors, habits and specifcs about your favorite mammals.
Crazy about birds?
Learn about the nesting habits and best places to spot your favorite birds.
Reptiles? Insects?
If your passions are for lesser known or less seen animals, check out the guide to reptiles and insects.
The importance of knowledge
Getting to know the myriad species of our world is extremely inportant. Whether it is for conservation or photography knowing species will help us protect them for future generations.
Mammals
Snow Leopard
One of the most elusive of the cats, the snow leopard is found mostly on the Tibetan plateau. Improvements in infrastructure in its habitat makes the cat more accessible than ever and the need to protect it even more urgent.
Pampas Cat
The Pampas Cat is very widespread in South America. Of all the small American cats it is most often seen though is not very numerous. It is adapting well to ranchland but is still threatened by habitat destruction.
Leopard
Leopards are one of the best known cats, but quite difficult to find. Often all you will see is a glimpse of them as the disappear off into the bushes. They are though quite widespread and with luck you will see one of these beautiful cats on safari.
Pallas’ Cat
The Pallas’ Cat is well known from zoo animals in the US Midwest. They like to frolic in the snow. On the other hand, in the wild they tend to avoid places with deep lying snow though they do live in the freezing cold of Tibet and Mongolia.
Asiatic Golden Cat
Discover the elusive Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii), a remarkable and solitary feline thriving in the dense forests of Southeast Asia. Known for its stunning golden coat and diverse color morphs, this secretive cat plays a crucial role in its ecosystem.
Sand Cat
Little is known about the sand cat. It lives in places across the Sahara and middle east. One of the best places to see the sand cat in the wild is Western Sahara where a week in the desert should produce multiple sightings. Otherwise it is hard to find.
