Demand for ivory destabilising central Africa
Widespread killing of elephants threatens economic prosperity and rule of law, warns African Development Bank see http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/demand-ivory-destabili
Traveling Naturalist: 5 Marvelous Marsupials to Spot in Queensland
Very nice blog from our own Matt Miller at The Nature Conservancy on mammal watching around Cairns and Cooktown in Australia. Jon See more at: http://blog.nature.org/science/2013/0
Chinese Desert/Mountain Cat (Felis bieti) in Sichuan
Michel Watelet from Belgium just wrote to say he’s back from a great trip in Sichuan with 3 friends (trip report to follow) and he saw a Chinese Mountain Cat. “I found
RFI: Javan Rhino
After reading about two recent successful trips to see Javan Rhino in Ujung Kulon, I’m thinking about heading there this August. Has anyone gone there? If so, what tour compa
Mexico approves measure to save world’s rarest marine mammal
Some positive news for the Vaquita The government of Mexico has taken a decisive step to save the vaquita – a porpoise threatened by extinction – and to promote sustainable fis
Mammal news: Cheetah and speed; Monks and Snow Leopards; and Leadbeater’s Possum under threat
A few interesting articles I’ve seen recently Jon Cheetahs may be the world’s fastest sprinters, but it is their blinding acceleration—faster than a Lamborghini’s—and
China – New Version of an Old Field Guide
Well oldish anyway … Murray Lord let me know that the really excellent 2008 guide to the Mammals of China (Princeton) by Smith and Xie has just been released as a pocket fiel
New Trip Report – The Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
Atlantic Rainforest, 2013: Steve Morgan’s detailed notes of a 2 month mammal survey in the REGUA reserve. He recorded 29 species including Orange-Spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
New Report: A Hungarian Wet Weekend
Bódva Valley I returned to Hungary for a weekend in mid May. Balazs Szigeti who I travelled with last time was busy, so he fixed me up with Sandor Boldogh who works at Aggtelek Na
Iberian Lynx photographed in Portugal for the first time since 2010
Or so Cornelis Hazevoet tells me… I don’t read Portugese which is what the article is written in http://www.publico.pt/ecosfera/noticia/o-linceiberico-hongo-foi-passear