Lake Tahoe, California
This year the accumulation of snow in the Sierra Nevada is the smallest in written history. Yesterday I went to Lake Tahoe, expecting weasels and snowshoe hares to be easy to find.
World Mammal List
I’m on the hunt for a world mammal list with English and scientific names in Excel format. Does anyone out there have anything that fits the bill that they would be willing to
Elk vs Photographer… you can leave your hat on
This video is kind of scary… though why the photographer didn’t stand up (or his or any car come to the rescue sooner) is a mystery. But at least he kept his hat on! ht
RFI Belize and Yucatan
Hello, I’ll be spending 2 weeks in Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula in march, based in Caye Caulker, Lamanai and Chan Chich in Belize, Chichen Itza and Tulum in Mexico. Does
New Trip Reports: Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats
Two new reports from Coke Smith and family, and another epic expedition with great photos. Western Ghats, 2013: Coke Smith, a week or so & 41 species including Brown Palm Civet
RFI: Amami Rabbit
A friend of mine is planning a trip to Japan this summer, and he’d like to see Amami Rabbit. Does anyone have information about finding it? Thanks, Ben
Bears Use Wildlife Crossing to Find New Mates
Interesting article about how genetic studies show that bears in Banff (AB, Canada) are using wildlife crossing to find new mates. http://www.livescience.com/43467-black-bears-and-
Yellowstone Wolves and trophic cascades
A nice video about the flow-on effects of the Wolf’s return to Yellowstone http://www.wimp.com/wolvesrivers/ Jon
Snow Leopard Trip (Adam Riley/ Indri blog); Illegal Wildlife Trade in 60 seconds; and huge Chimp population in the DRC
A couple more things of interest Adam Riley’s blog (he’s a founder of Indri and Rockjumper tours) on looking for Snow Leopards in Hemis NP, India. A compelling and dist
Western Sahara Trip Report; A Fisher in Massachusetts; and Mammals of Yasuni, Ecuador
A few articles and trip reports that might be of interest… Western Sahara, 2014: Richard Webb, 9 days & 12 species including Sand Cat, Striped Polecat, Barbary Ground Squ