Podcast Episode 4: Meet the man who discovered the Kipunji
Look for “mammalwatching” (one word) on your podcast platform or click here. Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Stithr We interview scientist and conser
The Galapagos, 2021
I spent a week in the Galapagos in May 2021. There are very few mammals in the Galapagos, and many are very hard to see unless you are on a research expedition. And so I could writ
Any recommended guides to help me find mammals in Southern Arizona?
I am planning a short ( about 4 days or so) mammal-oriented trip to Southern Arizona, Tuscon and south, in early October this year. I have received good information from the repo
Still looking for photos of 25 (rare) Neotropical Mammals
Richard Webb asked me to post this for him Jeff Blincow and I are currently finalising a photographic guide to the larger land mammals of South America, now due to be published by
Taxonomy news
1. Two new spp. of Neacomys described, one from coastal Venezuela and the other from EC Brazil. 2. A major revision of Dendromus, with multiple splits and undescribed lineages. I h
New Trip Report: Peruvian Amazon, 2021
Here is an excellent report from Greg Easton who just got back from Peru and saw a lot of good stuff, and saw it well judging by the photos. All the more impressive given he was wi
Golden snub nosed monkeys; best place to see
There seems to be a fair few places where you can see golden snub nosed monkeys in the wild and they range from: 5km of forest covered in tourists feeding monkeys Bananas to 200km
New Trip Report: Western Spitsbergen, 2019
Here’s a report from Jon Swenson. Western Spitsbergen, 2019: Jon Swenson, 4 days & 13 species including Blue, Beluga and Bowhead Whales. Jon
Turks & Caicos
For some reason I always enjoy posting trip reports from countries not yet covered on Jon’s website. So here is one from Turks & Caicos (although I’ve only been to
Moose Watching in Pittsburg, NH
I took a short road trip to Pittsburg, NH, the largest town in New England — by area at least, I think the town has less than one thousand people but makes up over 200 miles.