some general questions
Hello Mammalwatchers Let me quickly introduce myself! I am Valentin from Switzerland and I started studying Biology in university. I am pretty much interested in all moving things,
RFI Arabian Tahr in Oman
Hi everyone I am planning to visit the Wadi as Sareen reserve in Oman at the end of the month to look for Arabian Tahr. As there seems to be very little info on either this locatio
Quick Cairns area jaunt – Queensland
I have just returned from three days/nights around Cairns chasing a few mammals. There have been a lot of good trip reports lately but when I added up everything I wanted to do I n
Planning trip to Ecuador
Hi everyone! We are planning to go to Ecuador on February and decided to certainly go to Bellavista and Cayembe-Coca but we need some help deciding where to stay further east in th
Attention South African Rodent Experts: Mystery Mouse from South Africa
Mike Richardson asked me to post the following pic of an animal he is trying to ID. He says “The mouse was captured in rocky habitat at Dunedin Farm near Beaufort West, Wes
Flashlight Brightness for Spotlighting on Foot
What is the ideal brightness for a flashlight for spotlighting on foot in tropical rainforests? I’ve been using my Fenix TK75 at its medium setting (600 lumens), and I am con
New Trip Report, South Africa
Richard Webb has just returned (again) from South Africa after another great trip. South Africa, November 2016: Richard Webb (WildWings), 12 days & 56 species including Brown H
New Jersey pelagics
Last Friday I went on a 12-hour pelagic from Cape May. It was a beautiful, smooth ride, but the only mammals seen were two minkes and a very shy pod of offshore bottlenose dolphins
RFI: Southern California rodents
Hi all, I’ll be in Southern California towards the end of December and am planning on looking for some of the local Heteromyids. I understand the timing (of year) is not opti
New shrew species from Ethiopia
Two new shrews. have just been described from Ethiopia. Crocidura afeworkbekelei occurs on Sanetti Plateau, while C. yaldeni is apparently endemic to Beletta Forest near Jimma. L