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September's episode of the mammalwatching podcast just dropped with Charles Foley and I talking to Rod Cassidy who runs world famous Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic. A true mammalwatching nirvana. Rod talks about the story behind the lodge and some of the spectacular mammals they regularly encounter including huge gatherings of Forest Elephants in Sangha Bai, Lowland Gorillas, pangolins and Bongos. Listen on Spotify, Apple and other podcast platforms or stream it here. www.mammalwatching.com/podcast/s3-e6-rod-cassidy-sangha-lodge/
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Is there currently a habituated gorilla group?
Definitely downloading this one. I am on way to Africa to work on pangolin conservation again so will listen to the podcast when I am on the road!
This looks like a great trip! Chalo Africa are running a cruise along the Congo River from Ouesso in the DRC to Brazzaville in the Congo via Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic and Cameroun. The itinerary includes the magnificent Sangha Bai; Bonobos in the DRC; and searching for the mega rare Bouvier’s Red Colobus!
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What a shame I am too poor to afford that!
Interesting research that shows how a rapid decline in bats can lead to a significant rise in (human) infant mortality via increased pesticide use. Surprising yes ... but kind of obvious too when you start to think about it. Those local bats are not a health hazard - quite the opposite!
The Surprising Link Between Bats Dying and Human Infant Mortality
www.smithsonianmag.com
A new study finds that when bats in U.S. counties were decimated by the deadly white-nose syndrome, human deaths followed closely behind0 CommentsComment on Facebook
In the latest mammalwatching podcast, Charles Foley and I are joined by Wild About Colombia's Claudia Díaz.
Claudia describes her passion for involving local communities in ecotourism and runs through some of the difficulties she and co-founder Robin Smith faced in bringing not just ecotourism, but mammal tourism, to a country emerging from 60 years of conflict. From navigating travel insurance company red zones to trying to persuade birding guides that some clients prefer to walk past megabirds .... surely not ;).
You can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple and other platforms or listen here.
New Mammalwatching Podcast: Claudia Diaz from Wild about Colombia – Mammal Watching
www.mammalwatching.com
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Is there a mammal, or even a marsupial, as alien to us hominids as a marsupial mole? Totally jealous of you for finding this amazing animal, congratulations!
If anyone ever asks me why conservation is difficult then I am going to suggest they listen to the latest episode of the mammalwatching podcast. Charles Foley and I talk to Dr Barbara Taylor (USA) and Dr Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho (Mexico), who together lead the global efforts to save the Vaquita from extinction. Vaquitas, a tiny and beautiful porpoise, are found only at the top of the Gulf of California and hold the unfortunate distinction of being the world's rarest marine mammal (possibly the rarest of any mammal species). There may be as few as 6 animals left alive.
The story of the Vaquita's precipitous decline over the past 60 years is a tragedy worthy of Shakespeare with a cast of actors that include Chinese Mafia, Mexican Drug Cartels, an illegal fishing industry and corrupt officials. But despite so much stacked against them the little porpoises are still clinging on. Look for "mammalwatching" on Spotify and other podcast platforms, or stream it here www.mammalwatching.com/podcast/s3-e4-the-vaquita-with-barbara-taylor-lorenzo-rojas-brachos3-e4/
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Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard, 2024
We had a fabulous encounter with this mother and subadult bear last month, presumably her offspring. They were feeding on a White-beaked Dolphin, one of three cetaceans they had stashed on the beach in various stages of decomposition. Does anyone have any idea why there might be three dead dolphins in the same spot: they must have died at different times so didn’t get trapped in the ice together.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #polarbear #bearsofinstagram #arcticmammals
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Exciting!We are excited to announce that the giant pangolin has been rediscovered in Senegal after a 24 year absence!
Collaborating with Panthera Senegal and their camera-trapping program in Niokolo-Koba National Park, lead authors Mouhamadou Mody Ndiaye and Marine Drouilly, PSG steering committee leader Daniel Ingram, and PSG co-chair Matthew Shirley were part of the team who recently captured this photo of a giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea). This significant finding also documented 45 other mammal species, reaffirming the biodiversity of this West African region.
Congratulations to Panthera, who partnered with Senegal Department of National Parks to co-manage Niokolo-Koba, and to everyone involved in this discovery! To read more about the giant pangolins in Senegal, please click on the following link: bit.ly/3QXhcGB
#pangolinconservation #giantpangolin
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Awesome! Wonderful news!
Fantastic!
The race to save the world’s rarest dolphin
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#vaquita #cetacean #conservation #porpoise #mammalwatching
The race to save the world’s rarest dolphin
Reel by @mement0ne
#vaquita #cetacean #conservation #porpoise #mammalwatching
A rare photo of a Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps), Pico Island, the Azores, August 2024
This small whale is hard to spot and even harder to photograph. You need flat calm conditions to have any chance of finding them while they discretely rest at the surface. A typical year might produce only one or sightings. We were very fortunate to have those perfect conditions in the Azores. Even better this animal was unusually relaxed and one of a pod of 5 floating at the surface that we observed for several minutes.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #cetaceans #kogia #azoreswhalewatching
A rare photo of a Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps), Pico Island, the Azores, August 2024
This small whale is hard to spot and even harder to photograph. You need flat calm conditions to have any chance of finding them while they discretely rest at the surface. A typical year might produce only one or sightings. We were very fortunate to have those perfect conditions in the Azores. Even better this animal was unusually relaxed and one of a pod of 5 floating at the surface that we observed for several minutes.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #cetaceans #kogia #azoreswhalewatching
Striped Dolphin (Stenella.coeruleoalba) having fun off of Pico Island, the Azores, August 2024
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #dolphinsofinstagram #cetaceans #stripeddolphin
Striped Dolphin (Stenella.coeruleoalba) having fun off of Pico Island, the Azores, August 2024
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #dolphinsofinstagram #cetaceans #stripeddolphin
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). Svalbard, 2024
Large, stinky and in need of better skin care products.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #sealsofinstagram #arcticwildlife #pinnipeds
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). Svalbard, 2024
Large, stinky and in need of better skin care products.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #sealsofinstagram #arcticwildlife #pinnipeds
Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard, 2024
We had a fabulous encounter with this mother and subadult bear - presumably her offspring - last month. They were feeding on a White-beaked Dolphin, one of three cetaceans they had stashed on the beach in various stages of decomposition. Does anyone have any idea why there might be three dead dolphins in the same spot? They must have died at different times so didn’t get trapped in the ice together. CORRECTION: I’m told these are both adult bears and the dolphins did all die at the same time- a pod trapped in the ice. Presumably the bears ate them one at a time.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #polarbear #bearsofinstagram #arcticmammals
Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard, 2024
We had a fabulous encounter with this mother and subadult bear - presumably her offspring - last month. They were feeding on a White-beaked Dolphin, one of three cetaceans they had stashed on the beach in various stages of decomposition. Does anyone have any idea why there might be three dead dolphins in the same spot? They must have died at different times so didn’t get trapped in the ice together. CORRECTION: I’m told these are both adult bears and the dolphins did all die at the same time- a pod trapped in the ice. Presumably the bears ate them one at a time.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #polarbear #bearsofinstagram #arcticmammals
Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse, Heteromys pictens annectens. México 2024
Rare photos of the particularly colorful highland subspecies of this beautiful rodent.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #pocketmouse #mexicanmammals
Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse, Heteromys pictens annectens. México 2024
Rare photos of the particularly colorful highland subspecies of this beautiful rodent.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #pocketmouse #mexicanmammals
Mexican Black Agouti, (Dasyprocta mexicana), Chiapas, México 2024.
This huge rodent is now critically endangered, its near extinction driven mainly by habitat loss across the lowland forest it inhabits around the Gulf of Mexico.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #agouti #méxicomamíferos #mexicomammalwatching
Mexican Black Agouti, (Dasyprocta mexicana), Chiapas, México 2024.
This huge rodent is now critically endangered, its near extinction driven mainly by habitat loss across the lowland forest it inhabits around the Gulf of Mexico.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #agouti #méxicomamíferos #mexicomammalwatching
Happy Bat Appreciation Day! Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), Costa Rica, 2010
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #batappreciationday
Happy Bat Appreciation Day! Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), Costa Rica, 2010
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #batappreciationday
Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis), Oaxaca, Mexico, 2024
Fewer than a thousand of these beautiful jackrabbits remain in one tiny area of Oaxaca. Possibly the world’s most endangered rabbit, they are clinging to survival around the shores of a single salt water lagoon in a remote area of Oaxaca. They face a tragedy of threats including habitat loss, fire, feral dogs and poaching. Seeing several last week was a major highlight of my trip to Mexico, as was meeting some of the local community - who were as welcoming as these rabbits are rare - working to protect them.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rabbitsofinstagram #haresofinstagram #lagomorphs #mexicomammals #mamiferosdeméxico
Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis), Oaxaca, Mexico, 2024
Fewer than a thousand of these beautiful jackrabbits remain in one tiny area of Oaxaca. Possibly the world’s most endangered rabbit, they are clinging to survival around the shores of a single salt water lagoon in a remote area of Oaxaca. They face a tragedy of threats including habitat loss, fire, feral dogs and poaching. Seeing several last week was a major highlight of my trip to Mexico, as was meeting some of the local community - who were as welcoming as these rabbits are rare - working to protect them.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rabbitsofinstagram #haresofinstagram #lagomorphs #mexicomammals #mamiferosdeméxico
I was in SW WA last week. You'll find a short trip report on the Australian Mammal Watching facebook group.…
We actually spent 4 weeks in Australia in July (trip report is still a work in progress, but it will…
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Totally agree. A lot of the restrictions on niche mammalwatching activities are nonsensical and have not been thought through or…