Online: Sumatran Mammals book
Here’s a new book from Alexander Markus Mossbrucker at the Frankfurt Zoological Society, built around camera trap images from around Bukit Tigapuluh in central Sumatra. Us
New Trip Report: Spain
Here’s a nice report from Samuel Marlin who was travelled around Spain last month. Spain, 2020: Samuel Marlin, 3 weeks & 18 species including Brown Bear, Wolf, Genet an
Book Review: Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Checklist)
Back in March I reviewed the first of the Lynx Illustrated Checklists, that covered the mammals of southern South America, Lynx have now released the second book covering Southern
African bats news
A major review of East African Vespertilionid taxonomy just came out. A few new species are described, and many are moved between genera. I got the PDF from the authors in case any
Wildcats in the Picos de Europa, Spain
I was in Europe last month to see my kids and spent a couple of nights in the beautiful Picos de Europa mountains in northern Spain, based in the town of Cervera de Pisuerga. I too
New Trip Report: Grey Bats at Sauta Cave NWR, Alabama
Here’s a report from Cheryl Antonucci on how to see one of the USA’s great wildlife spectacles: half a million Grey (or Gray … if you must) Bats emerging from the
FL Bonneted Bat location
https://www.wlrn.org/2020-09-09/miami-wilds-theme-park-slated-near-zoo-miami-its-also-habitat-for-the-countrys-rarest-bat?fbclid=IwAR3JWTXIQ_jLowqiU5SZruvcBP80Ug2_kofqGgnF3hwQGPgZR
New Report: Whale Watching in the French Mediterranean
Here’s some useful information from Samuel Marlin on opportunities for whale watching in the French Mediterranean. French Whale Watching, 2020: Samuel Marlin’s report o
Assorted news
A few news bits: 1. A review of Chiroderma bats. Compared to HBW/IUCN version, it considers vizottoi a subspecies of doriae, but splits scopaeum and gorgasi as full species. 2. How