Expeditions

Welcome to Pierre Wildlife’s expeditions !

    Since 2016, I have been involved in field work around Southeast Asia, performing small-scale biodiversity surveys of areas with a high number of threatened, endemic animals. After Covid, I decided to involve myself furthermore into conservation and documentation of wild endemic / endangered animals, to the point of them making the bulk of my professionnal schedule today.

    Together with volunteers, influencers, reporters, local scientists and conservation NGOs, we are aiming at remote locations with a high degree of endemism and the potential presence of undescribed or threatened species. We target animals listed as endangered, critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of even feared to be extinct. Assessing their presence, documenting them and their habitat properly and providing data to help support in-situ and ex-situ conservation programs are our mission.

    We are looking for supporters and funders to help us carry on and develop this project even further, to help gather valuable data that will be used by conservation programs and to educate about nature conservation. If you are willing to help us by fundraising, communicating about our work or even sponsoring us, please contact us by email at chabanneszoo@gmail.com

    Listed below are some of Pierre’s latest expeditions, targets and projects. Field reports are accessible for our collaborators (students, scientists) as well as our funders and donors. Some articles about our expeditions are publically available on the Publication page of our website, accessible HERE.

Please follow our instagram account @pierrewildlife_off for more updates about our projects and regular photo reports from our expeditions.

Riverine forest habitat in Pohnpei Island

2025

    • Documentation of Bornean endemic animal species visible around the some of the most important bird hides in Sabah state

    • Biodiversity census at the Maputi Bird Preserve (on the slopes of Mt Kitanglad)

    • Documentation of Mindanao endemic bird species and the conservation status of their habitat in lowlands and mid-elevation areas (Kitanglad lowlands and southern Mt Kitanglad area)

    • Field trip in the forests of Infanta Road (Luzon) and documentation of endemic bird species and subspecies

    • Documentation of Raffles banded langur family group in Singapore, one of the world’s most endangered primate species

    • Photographic record and documentation of the Phoebus and greater apollo butterflies in degraded montane habitat in the french Alps.

    • Production of a field trip to photograph some of west Indonesia’s threatened endemic species for National Geographic Photo Ark (over 500 species photographed)


Top row left : Blue-capped kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni) at Maputi Preserve
Top row right : Golden-naped barbet (Psilopogon pulcherrimus), Bornean endemic
Middle row left : Raffles banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) in Singapore
Middle row right : Philippines fairy blue bird (Irena cyanogastra) near Infanta road
Bottom row : Phoebus apollo (Parnassius phoebus) in its habitat

2024

    • Documentation of local wildlife in Bach Ma National Park, Cuc Phuong National Park, Cat Tien National Park as well as Phu Quoc Island with a focus on endemic species and subspecies (Vietnam).

    • Night surveys for local reptiles, insects and arachnids in Cuc Phuong National Park and the permises of Endangered Primates Rescue Center (EPRC) – Vietnam

    • Documentation of wild animal species found on the grounds of Saigon Zoo in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    • Production of a field trip to photograph local species from Vietnam and Thailand for the National Geographic Photo Ark (over 300 species photographed)


Top row left : Male Bar-bellied pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) in Cat Tien National Park
Top row right : Beautiful pygmy frog (Microhyla pulchra) in Cuc Phuong National Park
Bottom row left : Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans) in Rot Fai Park, Bangkok
Bottom row right : Cambodian striped squirrel (Tamiops rodolphii) in Ho Chi Minh city

2023

    • Five days field trip to Pohnpei island to document the current state of terrestrial habitats (forest, mangroves, grasslands, mountains, rivers) and the status of endemic bird species.

    • Documentation of waterbirds wintering in the mudflats near Bangkok area with a focus on the Spoon-billed sandpiper, one of the world’s most endangered birds.

    • Wildlife in the city : documentation of indigenous bird species found within Bangkok’s urban parks (Rot Fai Park, Lumphini Park)

    • Documentation of Taiwan’s endemic amphibian and reptile species together with teams of local scientists and biology students all over the island (publication of a peer-reviewed article about parasitism occurrence from leaches on local toads)

    • One night expedition in the mountains near Taitung (south-east Taiwan) to document one of the island’s rarest frogs, the Orange-belly treefrog.

    • Documentation of Taiwan’s endemic bird species with a focus on mountain and forest species (from Mt Hehuan, Daxueshan, Alishan and Taroko areas)

    • Documentation of a new species of forest dragon for science, on the slopes of Mt Kitanglad (Mindanao, Philippines)

    • Production of a field trip to photograph local species from Taiwan for the National Geographic Photo Ark (over 600 species photographed)


Top row left : Orange-belly treefrog (Zhangixalus aurantiventris) near Taitung
Top row right : Spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) near Bangkok
Middle row left : Pohnpei lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus) near Nan Madol area
Middle row right : Apo myna (Goodfellowia miranda) feeding in Mt Kitanglad forests
Bottom row : this forest dragon (Gonocephalus sp.) is new to science at this time

2022

    • Two days survey of PICOP lowland forest in Bislig (Mindanao) to assess habitat protection status and document endemic species from the region.

    • Endemic bird, insect and reptile documentation on the slopes of Gunung Gede (west Java)

    • A survey of secondary montane forest tract on the slopes of Mt Kitanglad with documentation of local endemic species (Mindanao, Philippines) and assessment of agricultural practices and their impact on the habitat with the local village chief and local farmers.

    • Documentation of endemic partridges in the mountains of Borneo at Gunung Alab Substation, in Sabah.

    • Survey of wild animal species found on the forested grounds of Gembira Loka Zoo (Yogyakarta, Java)

    • Production of a field trip to photograph local species from Java and Bali for the National Geographic Photo Ark (over 300 species photographed)


Left : The Crimson-headed partridge (Haematortyx sanguiniceps) at Gunung Alab.
Right : Javan whistling-thrush (Myophonus glaucinus) in Gunung Gede forest.

Thank you for your support as always !

Pierre de Chabannes
Founder, Pierre Wildlife

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