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31 August 2014
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Qinghai tour highlights and need help with Pika/Vole/Hamster IDs

Hi, My wife and I returned from a 4-week trip to Qinghai including a 2-day Tangjiahe add-on. August is not an ideal month to travel in Qinghai but we still scored a lot of amazing

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27 August 2014
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South Florida & St. Croix

I’ll be in South Florida and St. Croix in mid-October. I’ve read all the trip reports and previous blogs on this and there’s a lot of good information. Some follo

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23 August 2014
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Paying communities per mammal seen in Laos….

I’ve just heard that the WCS Laos program and several partners have set up a great project that takes people on night boat rides and then pays the community according the num

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21 August 2014
AfricaNorth American

New trip reports – Alaska & Uganda

A couple of excellent reports just added to mammalwatching.com, both featuring a bunch of stuff I’ve not seen and some nice photos too. Alaska, 2014: Stefan Lithner, 3 weeks

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19 August 2014
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Revision to Humpback Dolphin taxonomy

A good deal of work has gone into this study to sort out the genetics of the Sousa genus http://www.wildlifeextra.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=1&listitemid=1

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17 August 2014
Europe and the Palearctic

New trip report – Poland

Poland, 2014: Mark Hows, 4 days & 18 species including Spotted Souslik, Pine Marten and Racoon Dog. Jon

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17 August 2014
AfricaEurope and the Palearctic

Serval photographed in Morocco

This is interesting. I had no idea Servals came so far north http://moroccanbirds.blogspot.com/2014/08/serval-photographed-middle-atlas.html Many thanks to Mohamed from Moroccan Bi

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15 August 2014
Europe and the Palearctic

RFI: Porcupines in Italy (again)

I’ve asked this before – here and here – but I continue to fail dismally at finding Porcupines in Italy. So I will ask again just in case there is any new info. I

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14 August 2014
Africa

Monkeys use field scientists as human shields against predators

This is quite an interesting article about monkeys using human shields when they worry about predation. I remember hearing a story in Zambia about this working the other way around

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14 August 2014
Europe and the Palearctic
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Bat photography in the French Pyrenees

Last week I spent a week photographing bats with a friend in the French pyrenees, where we visited desman biologist Alain Bertrand. He is an old friend from our desman adventures a

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  1. Antee on ID Vole/Pika species from Hanle – Ladakh (India)29 March 2023

    My conclusion as well. Everything fits. Size, color, habitat, behavior, distribution area, altitude, wetlands... Thanx for input!

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    Great sightings in my home country and state! I somehow still have never seen orcas here so kuddos to your…

  3. Stuart Chapman on ID Vole/Pika species from Hanle – Ladakh (India)29 March 2023

    I was there last summer and my conclusion (and the local guide) was indeed that this is Stoliczka's mountain vole

  4. Antee on 4 Alticolas / Mountain Voles of Ladakh28 March 2023

    What do you think about ID of this photos? Seen in Hanle wetlands - Ladakh I Lean towards Stoliczka's Mountain…

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