RFI: Canada
Hi all, I will be in Vancouver and Winnipeg/Churchill next month, and would welcome mammal info. Star-nosed mole. I think the only reasonable chance in a short visit is contact wit
New trip Report: The Azores
Here’s a new report on a few – fabulous – days whale watching in the Azores. Yet another place to add to my list… The Azores, 2016: Ben Balmford, 5 days &a
Carbon Offsetting
It strikes me that an awful lot of us take a great number of flights. To reduce my carbon-guilt, I have offset carbon emissions for the last ten years or so. If you want to do the
Yellowstone Report – May 2016
We spent a week in Yellowstone in mid May and had a great time. Of our 9 trips so far this one was likely the best. The bears were everywhere, we saw our first Long-tai
Arizona Bats
Well, the bats are certainly back at our place here north of Tucson. Here is what was waiting for us after a trip to Yellowstone a few weeks back: I count about 20 Pallid bat
New Trip Report: Estonia
Another useful and very detailed report from Jon Lehmberg Estonia, 2015: Jon Lehmberg, 9 days & 12 species including Pine Marten and Eurasian Beaver. Jon
California farewell trip report
I had a free day and a half before leaving California, and checked out a few sites. 1. Tassajara Hot Springs: a charming Buddhist ashram with so many bats, it feels Neotropical. Mo
Updates from Kruger…
In preperation for my upcoming trip to South Africa this fall, I started following the sightings reporting apps (at least 2 of them) and collecting some knowledge so that maybe som
Woodchucks Galore!
Andrew Block asked me to report the following Woodchuck plague – sounds pretty impressive! It appears to have been a bumper year for rodents big and small out east. Jon Yes
Gunung Leuser NP, Sumatra
I recently took a 10 day trip to Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia with the hopes of catching a glimpse of either a Sunda clouded leopard or a Sumatran tiger. As a