Taxonomy news
Just two lumps, but of a kind some people might find interesting: 1. Gould’s mouse (Pseudomys gouldii) isn’t extinct: it is conspecific with the (barely) extant Shark B
Yakutia trip report
Here is my trip report from a short research trip to the new Kytalyk National Park in Siberia: June 2021, 5 days and 7 species including wolverine and Middendorf’s vole. I don’
Podcast Episode 5: Meet Fiona Reid, author, artist, scientist and champion bat catcher
Look for “mammalwatching” (one word) on your podcast platform or click here. Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Stithr We interview scientist, author, a
Advertising: Now Booking – Western Sahara Trip, Feb 2022
Royle Safaris are running a Western Sahara trip from 12-19 Feb 2022 and have three spots remaining. Morocco is open again for tourism, and anyone vaccinated can enter without rest
New Trip Report: California, Arizona and Utah, 2019
Here’s another report from Jan Ebr. California, Utah & Arizona, 2019: Jan Ebr, 3 weeks & 31 species including Round-tailed Ground Squirrel, Ringtail & Arizona Gre
Sinaloa, Sonora and Hidalgo, Mexico, 2021
I returned to Mexico in the middle of May 2021 for a week’s small mammaling with my friend Juan Cruzado. Both Venkat Sankar and I have travelled extensively with Juan in sear
New Trip Report: Costa Rica, 2019
Here’s a first report from Rob Jansen. And it is a good one. Costa Rica, 2019: Rob Jansen & Romy Jansen-Houtzager, 5 weeks & 35 species including Dice’s Cottont
Western USA: 2017
Here’s a new (old) report from Jan Ebr. California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah & NEvada, 2017: Jan Ebr, 4 weeks & 31 species including Grizzly, Wolf and a
Useful Australian videos
Two useful 5 minute videos on how to find mainland quokkas and honey possums. Quokka: Honey Possum:
Puerto Maldonado, Peru
I was sorting through some old photos and came across these, probably 10 years old now. I took a general vacation to Peru to see the sites in the sacred valley and the coast many y