Four Carnivores in Finland
Finland trip report
Singapore stopover
Hi all Flight schedules dictated that I had to overnight in Singapore on my way back from Borneo earlier this week. It’s pretty far from my favourite place in Asia and I would rather have had another day in Kuching, but my mood was improved when I realised we’d accidentally...
Book Review – Lagomorphs: Pikas, Rabbits and Hares of the World
Andrew Smith’s new guide to the world’s lagomorphs is a welcome addition to my bookshelf. The book covers all of the world’s lagomorphs, which currently comprise 63 species of rabbits and hares and 29 species of pikas. If you are familiar with the Squirrels of the World book (also from...
Caspian Seal trip
Hi all I’ve finally found some decent info on where to see this mammal and would like to try for it in April or May, 2019. They gather and molt in large numbers in late March and April around Komsomolets Bay (also known as the Dead Kultuk) in Kazakhstan,...
Rodent ID Help
Hi all. We have some rodents that I constantly see around our yard here in Northern Pima County Arizona. I am pretty sure we have the infamous Pack Rat (White-throated Woodrat) and also at least one species of Pocket Mouse. The problem is, I don’t know which Pocket Mouse species...
New Trip Reports: South Africa and Namibia
Here are three reports from Hugh Lansdown: new contributor to the forum and superb photographer. South Africa (Western Cape), 2018: Hugh Lansdown, 1 week & 20 or so species including Aardwolf and Cape Clawless Otter. South Africa (Northern Cape), 2018: Hugh Lansdown, 1 week & 25 or so species including...
snowhare
I just want to ask if anybody knows anything about the peak of the snowhare in Alaska. I would really appreciate any information
Nagano, Japan and Dasyeushan, Taiwan
I spent a few days in Japan and Taiwan last month on a family trip. Nagano, Japan We spent 3 nights in Nagano Prefecture, an area I have visited several times before and most recently in April 2018. A night in the welcoming Bergcot Guesthouse (details in this report)...
Southern California Muskrat site!
So I found what seems like a reliable muskrat site in Oxnard. It is the Ormand Beach wetlands, which isn’t very wet right now but does have a canal right by the parking lot which should produce muskrat sightings with some effort. I have gone twice at about the...
Bat ID Help
Hi all. I have some bat ID’s I am hoping to get some help with. All of these pictures were taken here in Northern Pima Country AZ on our house. All pictures were taken in August or September the last couple years. I am pretty sure at least one...
Two (old) Trip Reports: Japan
I found these reports when I was in Japan looking for Badgers last month and they might be of interest. No I did not see a Japanese Badger, but thanks for asking. But I did see a few nice things and a trip report is coming soon. Japan, 2014:...
RFI Siberut Island in the Mentawais
We are planning a trip to SE Asia this fall/winter and I am trying to find more information on seeing the Mentawai primates. As far as I recall, there has never been a post on mammalwatching.com that mentions these species, which is rather surprising, as there are 5 species...
New Trip Report: Vienna
A new report from John Wright with a good spot for Common Hamsters (perhaps Europe’s finest rodent) in one of my favourite cities. Vienna, 2018: 3 days & 4 species including European Hamsters and European Sousliks. Jon
New Trip Report: Southern Norway
Here’s a brief report – more of a trip list – on mammals encountered in Southern Norway last month. Ingo is happy to answer questions if anyone wants more detail. Southern Norway, 2018: Ingo Weiss, 3 weeks & 24 species including an impressive collection of small mammals like Wood and Norway...
Request for Photos for the Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Bats
If you have some interesting bat pictures then do submit them to Jose Luis at Lynx publishing —- Dear photographer, We are writing to inform you that the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series is well underway. So much so that we have already published seven volumes – 1...
Help request on Mongoose identification
Hi everyone I’m looking for help on a mongoose identification Enclosed is a fairly bad picture of a mongoose I took during a night drive in Uganda in the Semuliki game reserve near the Congo boarder. It was taken in February this year. First, I thought it was a marsh mongoose...
Royle Safaris Chitwan National Park, Nepal Safari Trip Report (2)
Royle Safaris trip report from our second May 2018 Chitwan Jungle Safari tour. We had no luck with tiger sightings but spotted 70 Indian one-horned rhinos, 5 sloth bears, a very young Asiatic elephant and a leopard among 20 species of mammals. Royle Safaris trip report for Chitwan Jungle...
Update on Ringtail at Santa Rita Lodge, Arizona
Just a quick update here on a site reported previously. As of late July 2018, ringtail continues to be seen nightly at Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, Southeastern Arizona. This year it is denning under the porch of unit 18, which is attached to the main office. It comes...
Javan Rhino Expedition 2018 Trip Report from Royle Safaris
In June 2018 Royle Safaris ran our first Javan Rhino Expedition and we had remarkable success with 2 sightings of the critically endangered Javan rhinos (of two different individuals). We will be repeating the trip for next year too. We hope for more success on our future trips. We...
New Trip Report: Chile & a bit of Argentina
Here’s a first report from Keith Millar. Chile and a bit of Argentina, 2018: Keith Millar, 19 days & 20 species including Big Hairy Armadillo, Southern River Otter, Southern Viscacha and Puma. Jon
Javan Endemic Mammal Tour Trip Report from Royle Safaris
Ahead of Royle Safaris’ first (and successful) Javan Rhino Expedition our direct and mammal specialist guide Martin Royle explored some other areas of Java in search of as many endemic mammals as possible. We were very successful and found 31 species of mammals including 8 endemic species; including Javan...
Migrating Mongolian gazelles
Mongolia trip, July 2018
True’ Beaked Whales, Biscay
Taking a break in the middle of a very hot day in Sabah to be made thoroughly envious by this record closer to home – superb photos of a very rarely-seen cetacean. https://www.orcaweb.org.uk/our-work/orca-news/item/rare-beaked-whale-encounter-stuns-orca-team Just a shame the routes the ferries take aren’t as useful as they once were… Cheers,...
Shiripuno Trip Report
I traveled to the remote Shiripuno Amazon Lodge in Ecuador last December, where I spent ten nights searching for mammals and other wildlife. I’ll be returning in a couple weeks, and I realized that I never posted a report here (I’ve been very busy!). My photos are at http://www.tremarctos.com/category/new/ecuador/ Shiripuno...
Pulsar Imaging Scope Accessories?
I’m heading (back) to Shiripuno Lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon in a couple weeks, where I’ll be trying out my new Pulsar Quantum XQ23. I’m looking for a couple accessories: Has anyone found a good way to attach a laser pointer to the imaging scope? How do you carry...
Data request from the Hyaena Specialist Group: Hyaena Distribution Mapping Project 2018
Dear all, Please find below a data request call from Hyaena Specialist Group who seek to update the global distribution mapping and status assessment project for all 4 hyaena species. Data call as sent out by by Stephanie Dloniak & Andrew Jacobson: Greetings from the Hyaena Specialist Group! We...
A Review (a long review) of the latest version of Walker’s Mammals of the World
The first edition of Walker’s Mammals of the World came out in 1964, and the most recent version, which is sorta kinda the 7th edition, was released this week. In between, I have used and enjoyed each iteration. This book was in the local library when, in primary school,...
Cat ID assistance
I’m hoping for help with an ID. I’ve just returned from a trip to Ecuador. At San Isidro, a private reserve on the eastern Andean slopes (approx. 2000m, cloudforest, nearest towns Baeza and Cossanga) we saw a cat cross the road at around 19:00 and then hunker down in...
New Trip Report: Manu, Peru
Here’s a report of a productive trip to a place I really need to visit. Manu, 2018: Matt Andrews, 10 days & 23 species including Emperor Tamarins, Giant Long-nosed Armadillo and Peruvian Spider Monkey. Jon
New Trip Report: Panama
Here’s Steve Anyon-Smith’s latest adventure, reported in his own inimitable style! Panama, 2018: Steve Anyon-Smith, 1 month & 21 species including Cacomistle, Tayra and Brown Four-eyed Opossum. Jon
Coyote and Woodland Vole sighting
Just wanted to report the Coyote and Woodland Vole I saw today. In Purchase, NY, I had a Coyote just standing there on the lawn of the MasterCard HQ off of Rte. 120/Purchase St. at about 8:10am today. It was about 200 feet or so onto the lawn as...
Charismatic Mammals
Here’s a paper seeking to put some science into deciding which animals are most charismatic, a discussion that has happened on this forum on and off. Good to see so many mammals on the list, though a few results are a bit suprising to me. What are your thoughts?...
Searching for a Spotted Bat: Northern Arizona
Spotted Bats are one of the rarest and hardest to catch bats in the USA. They are also arguably one of the most impressive bats in the world. And the species has been on my Top 21 Mammals To See list since I moved to the USA 6 years ago. In...
New Trip Report: England
Here’s a new report from Vladimir Dinets. England, 2018: Vladimir Dinets, 10 days with species including Badgers, Water and Pygmy Shrews and Exmoor Ponies. Jon
New Trip Report: Sabah and a bit of Singapore
Another great report from Sjef Ollers. Sabah and Singapore, 2018: Sjef Ollers, 20 days & 50+ species including Marbled Cat, Clouded Leopard and Western Tarsier. Jon
Endemic Mammals of Italy
A useful review of the status of accepted and proposed Italian endemics: https://cloudfront.escholarship.org/dist/prd/content/qt1jq6b383/qt1jq6b383.pdf?t=p4x246
Trip report: Namibia – November 2017
At the end of last year Sarah and I visited Namibia. We were mainly targeting the smaller mammals, especially rodents, along with several localised species. Despite missing out on several key targets we recorded just over 60 mammal species in 17 days. Highlights for me included fantastic views of...
need some mammal id help please- mostly california
from anza borrego near palm canyon camp
Sun bear trip – Thailand
Sun bear !, Thailand, Jan 2018
Muir Woods with a thermal imager
I was back in California for a few days; it was my first time in North America since buying a thermal imager, so I decided to check if it can be helpful in finding those endemic species of the Pacific Northwest that are so difficult to see by other...
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