Advertising Fiona Reid’s Nicaragua 2015 tour
Fiona Reid, legendary mammalogist, is running another trip to Nicaragua 2015 and asked if I would advertise it, which I do without hesitation. Fiona has teamed up with Jose Gabriel
New trip reports Poland & Ranthambore
Bieszczady, 2014: Jan Kelchtermans account of 9 days in the mountains with sightings of Bison and Wolf plus hearing a Lynx. Ranthambore, 2014: Avi Sarkel’s account of a few d
Fishers return to New York City
Guess where I am going as soon as I get home…? http://naturalsciencesresearch.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/fisher-photographed-in-the-bronx-first-ever-nyc-record-of-this-squirrel
Spotted Bat Survey
A cool citizen science opportunity if anyone is going to be near Washington State next month: Monitor spotted bats.
Snow Leopard Trip Report
Here’s a nice blog and pictures from Avi Sarkhel on a successful hunt for Snow Leopards earlier this year. I can’t wait to visit in October Ladakh, 2014: Avi SarkelR
Chinese fishermen film an Amur Tiger’s international swim
Unusual footage of a Tiger swimmings 300+ metres from Russia to China http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/Swimming-tiger.html#cr Jon
Sangha Lodge reopening 1 July
As some of you know, the fabulous Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic has been closed for a few weeks because of the problems in the country. The good news is that the lod
Conservation Status of Large European Carnivores
With thanks to Nicolas Gaidet who recommended I post this ….I was surprised and pleased to see such a positive assessment for several species in several countries Jon In 2012
Koalas hug trees to keep cool
Quite an interesting article http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/tree-huggers-koalas-cuddle-up-to-keep-cool/ jon
Fin Whale Breach
This video shows an unusual sight of a Fin Whale breaching (the second biggest animal ever to have lived on the planet) off of Gibraltar. Check out the breach in the first few seco