Mediterranean Monk Seals in Mauritania
Mediterranean Monk Seals are critically endangered – I think the most endangered seal in the world – and down to perhaps only 500 adult animals. They are hard to see to
Fiona Reid: New Nicaragua Tour this March – Birds, Bats, Monkeys, Moths and More
Fiona Reid just let me know she has decided to organise a tour to some really nice looking (and unexplored) forest in Nicaragua in a couple of months. Based on her other trips it s
New Sun Bear Sanctuary for Sabah
An article is here http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/sun-bear-sanctuary-to-save-forgotten-species/ The last time I was in Sepilok (next to the new sanctuary) I was told that the f
Sleeping Bear
Black bear bumps camera trap, then falls asleep underneath it — for 10 hours. Here is the condensed video of its restless nap.
Spinner Dolphin Megapod – Great Pictures
A gathering of 3000-5000 spinner dolphins, known as a megapod, is filmed underwater for the first time for a BBC series, Dolphins – Spy in the Pod. http://focusingonwildlife.com/
Elk in Western Pennsylvania
Andrew Block sent me the following info and image of Elk Just thought you’d be interested to know we went out to western Pennsylvania to Elk County from 12/29 to 12/31 to loo
New Trip Reports: Costa Rica & Panama
Matt and Maureen Hart sent me 2 reports from the end of last year from their trip to Costa Rica and Panama Costa Rica, 2013: Matthew & Maureen Hart, 1 week & 26 species inc
Volunteering in a Megadiverse spot
Hi everyone, I posted this question as a response to another thread, but I figured I’d get more visibility if I posted this as a thread of its own: Does anyone know of any pl
More on beaked whales
I just came across an interesting paper about acoustic detection of beaked whales in NE Pacific: http://iwc.int/cache/downloads/d7fplcuoyx448s4gks4wgw4og/SC-64-SM21.pdf There are
Polar Vortex and Other Stuff
Here’s a blog today about certain wildlife species most likely to be affected by the polar vortex. In the blog, I mention Vladimir Dinets’ new book, Dragon Songs. It is