Sticky Snack for Elephant-Shrews
ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2010) — Long-nosed Cape rock elephant-shrews are fond of sticky treats, according to Dr. Petra Wester from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.
The Tiger by John Vaillant
I read a lot of natural history books. There aren’t many as good as this one. John Vaillant’s The Tiger is the story of poachers and a “vengeful” tiger in t
Thylacine video ?????
Would anyone like to say what they think this might be? I’d love to believe it was a Tassie Tiger but I can’t. Though I find it hard to turn the animal into a fox, ding
Red Pandas in China
Definitely a top ten mammal to see for me, and here is a report on a successful trip for them http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/sichuanbirds/17691
New Trip Report – the Isle of Man (UK)
Mark Hows sent me a new report at http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/2010trip/ork/manx.htm He saw 7 species of mammals in a long weekend including Red-necked Wallabies and a Poleca
New Myotis Sp. Found in Ecuador
Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of bat in the western slopes of the Andes in northwestern Ecuador. jon http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9185000/918569
Snow Leopard Trip – Kyrgyzstan, Dec 2010
I was in Kyrgyzstan a year ago. A lot of fun and we came close to a Snow Leopard. But not close enough. Mic Andersen michaelwandersen@hotmail.com is running a trip again this so I
Panama Canopy Tower mammal tour
Trip report of a new mammal focused tour based in the Canopy Tower (I wasn’t a participant and had nothing to do with it). 29 species, much better than I thought would have b
Fearless Ibex
I have had this email a couple of times but I just got a link to it on the web. Worth a quick look http://www.ruralramblings.com/alpine-ibex-on-cingino-dam Jon
Memphis – swamp rabbits, etc
I’ll be in Memphis, Tennessee in early January and have 2.5 days to explore the area. I’d like to visit the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas, as IR