A curated selection of wildlife expeditions documenting biodiversity across multiple ecosystems and years.
Welcome !
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 feel free to contact me.
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
Selection of expeditions focusing on documentation of endemic / endangered wildlife in their habitat.
- Maputi Preserve expedition
Five days of survey around the different habitats and forest patches found around Maputi Preserve, on the slopes of Mt Kitanglad in Mindanao. Over 50 animal species documented including many endemic birds, insects and reptiles.
Highlights : This place is the best spot to observe and photograph some of Mindanao’s most difficult endemic species, including the Bagobo babbler, the Bukidnon woodcock and the Mindanao forest-kingfisher.
2024
Selection of expeditions focusing on documentation of endemic / endangered wildlife in their habitat.
- Cat Tien expedition
Four days of wildlife survey in Cat Tien National Park (south Vietnam) focusing mostly on local birds. Mammals were also sighted at night as well as a few reptiles and amphibians but the primary focus was on birds.
Highlights : Up to ten species of birds and mammals observed interacting together in a protected feeding spot inside the forest. Amongst them was a pair of Bar-bellied pitta, one of the most sought-after birds of the area by birdwatchers.
2023
Selection of expeditions focusing on documentation of endemic / endangered wildlife in their habitat.
- Pohnpei expedition
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 and reptile species. Sites targeted were Sokeh’s rock, Nan Madol, Liduduhniap waterfall and the habitats surrounding the airport.
Highlights : observation of dozens of Pohnpei lorikeets, the island’s most known endemic species with records from multiple habitats (highland and lowland forests, cultivated areas, near villages, mangroves). Observation of Pohnpei kingfishers (endemic and endangered species) with a bonded pair in a small forest patch near the airport.
2022
Selection of expeditions focusing on documentation of endemic / endangered wildlife in their habitat.
- Gunung Alab expedition
A morning survey on the upper forested areas of Gunung Alab to track the presence and behavior of one of Borneo’s endemic partridge species, the Crimson-headed partridge. Other species have been photographed there as well.
Highlights : lengthy observations of a pair of Crimson-headed partridges that didn’t seem to be bothered by my presence. Behaviors recorded are calling, courtship and feeding.
Raffles banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) in Singapore
Other expeditions undertaken since 2019 :
2025
-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 production for National Geographic Photo Ark in Sumatra, Nias, Bangka and Java (over 500 species photographed)
-Field trip in the forests of Infanta Road (Luzon, Philippines) and documentation of endemic bird species and subspecies
-Documentation of Bornean endemic animal species visible around the some of the most important bird hides in Sabah state (Borneo, Malaysia)
-Documentation of Raffles banded langur family group in Singapore, one of the world’s most endangered primate species
2024
-Documentation of local wildlife in Bach Ma National Park, Cuc Phuong National Park, Cat Tien National Park, Phu Quoc Island with a focus on endemic species and subspecies (Vietnam)
-Documentation of wild animal species found on the grounds of Saigon Zoo in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
-Field trip production for National Geographic Photo Ark in Vietnam and Thailand (over 300 species photographed)
2023
-Documentation of Spoon-billed sandpiper and other waterbirds wintering near Bangkok
-Documentation of indigenous bird species found within Bangkok’s urban parks
-Documentation of Taiwan’s endemic bird species with a focus on mountain and forest species
-Discovery and documentation of a new species of forest dragon for science (Mindanao, Philippines)
-Field trip production for National Geographic Photo Ark in Taiwan (over 600 species photographed)
2022
-Documentation of endemic partridges in the mountains of Borneo at Gunung Alab Substation (Sabah, Malaysia)
-Survey of wild animal species found on the forested grounds of Gembira Loka Zoo (Yogyakarta, Java)
-Field trip production for National Geographic Photo Ark in Java and Bali (over 300 species photographed)
-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
2021
-Field trip production for National Geographic Photo Ark in United Arab Emirates (over 500 species photographed)
2020
-Documentation of the Bornean bristlehead, its habitat and feeding habits
-Two days survey of Mt Kinabalu’s endemic bird species
-Wildlife census at the Gene Pool Farm (Mindoro, Philippines)
2019
-Three days wildlife census across PICOP protected forest area (Mindanao, Philippines) in collaboration with Davao Crocodile Park
Spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) near Bangkok
Some of these expeditions are open to collaboration or participation.
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