Giant k-rat going extinct
It looks like the giant kangaroo rat, one of California’s most charming animals, will go extinct this year as a result of the catastrophic man-made climate change that people
Clymene Dolphins
Has anyone seen Clymene Dolphins, particularly off of the USA? I’ve a recollection that someone told me they had seen them on a pelagic out of South Carolina but I don’
Mammal watching in Northern Mexico
Dear All, I wrote a brief text about mammal watching in Northern Mexico (south to Nayarit and San Luis Potosi): http://dinets.info/NMexico.pdf This is just a draft. I haven’
New England Mammals
Planning a trip to pick my daughter up from Camp Sloane in Connecticut at the end of August, and would appreciate some suggestions of sites to visit which are good for mammals and
Mammals in the news
A few of the articles that caught my eye recently include a couple based on African-research: Why Elephants Are As Ritualistic and Violent As the Mafia; and this piece on the genet
Short Trip Report – Borot Lotz and Makhtesh Ramon (Israel)
A short, 24-hour round trip from Tel Aviv, Israel to the Negev desert with only 4 species including Onager. Borot Lotz and Ramon Trip Report Small note – Nubian Ibex is EASIL
Another Plug for “Peterson Field Guide to Finding Mammals”
Vladimir Dinets had a post a few weeks ago about his new book, “Field Guide to Finding Mammals in North America,” but it’s such a great work I want to push it one
Gray Fox in Southern Calif (second-hand report)
A foothill / desert habitat site an hour and half from LAX may be good for Gray Fox right now. Devils Punchbowl County Park ranges from 4,500 to 6,800 feet and features exposed san
New trip report: Ethiopia
Great new report from Remco Hofland now on mammalwatching.com. Ethiopia 2015: 3 weeks & 54 species including Lion, Aardwolf, Grevy’s Zebra, Serval, Ethiopian Wolf and som
Officials: No Wild Sumatran Rhinos Left on Sabah
A depressing story from Borneo via Mongabay. I know this is a species that is often mentioned as a remote possibility in the Borneo trip reports on this site. Now it appears there