A Mammal Big Day in California
On 14 April 2013, my wife Marta and I unexpectedly had a mammal “big day” in California. We left our home in Angwin (Napa Valley) at 3:30 am to drop off a visiting friend, Bixi
New Trip Report – Xinjiang, China
An awesome new report… Xinjiang, 2013: Coke Smith, a week or so & 9 species and a couple of subspecies. An extraordiary trip through some seriously remote country and inc
Whale trips, Sable Island and the world
Hi all I just found out about a trip this June to the gulley east of Sable Island. They have a permit to go into the protected area, and have apparently had much success seeing Nor
Safe Passage for Pronghorn
An nice article and video about building highway crossings for Pronghorn http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/safe-passage-for-pronghorn-with-videoclip/ Jon
Sumatran Rhino found in Kalimantan after unseen in region for 20 years
Conservationists working to save the Sumatran rhino—one of the world’s most imperiled mammals—heard good news this week as WWF-Indonesia has found evidence of at least one Su
New Trip Reports: Argentina and the Falklands
Two interesting new reports from an under-reported area. Richard Webb, 2 weeks & 17 species with some great ones including Pampas & Geoffroy’s Cats, lots of Lesser Gr
Striped like a Skunk – new genus of bat identified in South Sudan
What a funky new bat http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/pp-sla040913.php jon
Northern Tibet Wildlife
Part 2 of a trip blog by my colleague Eddie Game. He took a mountain biking trip in Northern Tibet and encountered kiang, chiru, wild yak, wolf, brown bear and other wildlife.
Sri Lanka
I love this website and use it a lot, but sometimes the style of people’s trip reports drives me mad. “We flew into such-and-such airport, the food on the plane made us
Algonuin Provincial Park, Ontario
Algonquin Provincial Park, about 4 hours north of Toronto, is one of only two places where one can see wild Red Wolves. The genetics of the Red (or Eastern) Wolf is something of a