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October 2010

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31 October 2010
Oriental
Thailand

Thailand: Hala Bala, 2010

In October 2010 I took advantage of a work trip to Malaysia to hop over the border to spend four nights in Hala Bala, one of my favourite national parks in South East Asia. My fri

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28 October 2010
Uncategorised

North American Flying Squirrels, etc.

If you are ever in the Washington, DC area in winter, the Long Branch Nature Center here in Arlington has a Southern Flying Squirrel program that is pretty cool.  The squirrels co

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18 October 2010
North American

Mountain goat kills hiker

Not the kind of mammal encounter you’d want.  I don’t think I’ve ever heard of someone being killed by a mountain goat before… Mountain goat kills hiker at

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14 October 2010
North American

ID confirmation of a couple Carrizo Plains Rodents

I was out at the Carrizo Plain last week and did quite well, despite being limited to the paved road at the southern end, due to extremely wet and muddy conditions.    I spent ab

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12 October 2010
Africa

New Small Carnivore in Madagascar

ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2010) — A new species of small carnivore, known as Durrell’s vontsira (Salanoia durrelli) has been identified by researchers from the Durrell Wildlif

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10 October 2010
Europe and the Palearctic

Jerusalem – Porcupines and Gazelles

I was in Jerusalem last weekend for a night. Indian Porcupines are easy to see at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory in the middle of the city (quite well signposted between the Knesse

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8 October 2010
Australasia

East Timor RFI

I will be in East Timor in a couple of weeks. Does anyone know anything about mammal watching possibilities there? thanks Jon

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7 October 2010
Oriental

Flying Foxes – Subic Bay on the Philippines

Steve Brown asked me to post the following to raise awareness of the problems Flying Foxes face on the Philippines. If you would like more information please email him at buckheron

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1 October 2010
Uncategorised

RFI: December mammals in Chicago area

Hello, a member of birdforum recently emailed me wondering what winter mammal possibilities would be present in the above area or within a days drive. I am guessing not much, but h

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