UK Big Mammal Day and new Ethiopian Trip Report
Two more reports on mammalwatching.com John Wright is just back from 2.5 weeks in Ethiopia. He saw 42 species including Yellow-winged Bat, Gambian Sun Squirrel, Gunther’s Dik
RFI Franciscana around Buenos Aries
Hi all I am booking a trip a few weeks out and could easily spend a day or two in Buenos Aries. I know the odds are low but if anyone can come up with a plan to see Franciscana, I&
Citizen Science: Snapshot Serengetti
This is fun. “Hundreds of camera traps in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, are providing a powerful new window into the dynamics of Africa’s most elusive wildlife species
New Trip Reports: India and Thailand
I’ve just upload two trip reports to mammalwatching.com. Janco van Gelderen was in India late last year. In 3.5 weeks he saw 30+ species including a Pangolin (and if that was
Going, going, gone… 200 years and counting
A new paper, this week, from John Woinarski and his colleagues in Australia, is a sweeping and utterly depressing account of the continuing decline in Australian mammals. Can someo
Last-minute Israel
Hi all I’m thinking about making a trip to Israel in two or three weeks time and was hoping for a bit of advice from any locals or anyone who has been recently. I’m try
African Wildcats?
I took these 3 photos on a recent trip to Ethiopia (trip report nearly finished). They look like African Wildcats but can anyone tell me why they are or why they are not! What feat
Shed Antlers
An offshoot of mammal watching I enjoy: looking shed deer antlers in the spring. My blog today concerns those who take this activity way too far and start to threaten wildlife by d
Mammal Big Day in California
My wife and I are new members of this forum, having only recently discovered mammalwatching.com. It’s been fun following the posts over the last few weeks, and very exciting to r
Mammals in the News
A few bits of recent news include records of some rare cats: Cheetahs in the Sahara, and Leopards in Iran and Iraq (though these are holed up in mine fields so don’t rush to