Desert Cat, Wild Ass and Great Indian Bustard from Kutch and Rajasthan
Please follow link for detailed report A birdwatching oriented guided trip to the thorn forests and grasslands of Kutch, the salt pans of the Little Rann of Kutch and the sandy Tha
Greater Horseshoe Bats: the movie
Jean-Michel Bompar let me know about this beautiful film on the lives of Greater Horseshoe Bats. It is quite long – 45 minutes – but I’m fairly sure many of us ha
Rare Andean Mammals Tour – Trip Report – Royle Safaris – November 2019
In November 2019 Royle Safaris ran our first Rare Andean Mammals Tour to Ecuador, focusing on Bellavista and Cayambe Coca National Park for 10 days. We found evidence of a 20 speci
New Trip Report: Eurasian Lynx in Sweden
What to do when the world is in lockdown but Sweden is not? Of course some mammalwatching at home. Here is a first from Sweden: Searching for Lynx in Sweden 2019-2020: Andreas Jons
Seeing all the world’s mammal families?
Here’s something to consider while we are all stuck at home. Seeing a representative of all ~250 bird families is eminently achievable for those with the time, money and inclin
Eye of the Pangolin film – Virtual Screening with Live Q&A on Sat 11 April at 3pm EST/8pm UK/9pm Central Europe
This is a great idea from Dazzle Africa. If you haven’t gotten around to watching the Eye of the Pangolin film that was released last year – focusing on the four Africa
Japanese mammal photos sought
Calling all Mammal Watchers who have photographed in Japan. Mark Brazil is seeking submissions of images of mammals taken in the wild in Japan for a new book that he is working on.
New Trip Report: Sabah and Sarawak
And here is another first time reporter – John Rogers – with aBorneo report that was timed perfectly pre pandemic! This was primarily a birding trip but plenty of mamma
Cat Tien NP, Vietnam, March 2020
Last month I visited Vietnam… for a much shorter time than planned. Luckily, the authorities decided that closure of Cat Tien would take place the day I was due to leave anyw
Virology update
According to a new study, pangolins have so many coronaviruses that they should never be touched without gloves. Personally, I decided never to handle wild mammals without gloves a