second-hand report of Western Spotted Skunk
Santa Cruz Island is one of the Channel Islands reached by boat from Ventura, famous for the endemic fox and jay. Often one gets common dolphin on the crossing. In the 1990s, spott
New Trip Report: South Australia
Here’s a new report from Warren Gilson. Kangaroo Island, Victor Habour and Tlowie Gorge, 2022: Warren Gilson, 1 week & 10 species including Tammar Wallaby and Yellow-foot
Advertising: Solenodons inthe Dominican Republic in late February 2023 with Royle Safaris
Royle Safaris have 2 spots left on a trip to the Dominican Republic in search of the fabulous Hispaniolan Solendon plus Hutias and even some non-mammalian wildlife. The dates are
Podcast Season 2 Episode 2: Robert Shumaker
In the latest podcast episode Charles and I have a fascinating chat with Dr Robert Shumaker, the President and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo. Rob is a renowned expert on primate cogn
New Trip Report: Ecuador
A new trip report from Romain Bocquier. Ecuador & the Galapagos, 2022: Romain Bocquier, 3 weeks & 28 species including Western Mountain Coati, Lucifer Titi and Galapagos Fu
Paraguay Trip Report – Tomer Ben-Yehuda, Jul 2022
Hi everyone, Sorry about the delay…. I hope everyone enjoys reading the report. I tried to be as informative as I could, and there’s also a fun little announcement in t
Dorsal Fins…
Have you ever wondered what “more falcate” meant when reading a description of a cetacean? I sure have. Found a site with a detailed explanation (though directed to Bla
Spotting golden lion tamarins for free near one of Brazil’s most popular beach resorts
Hi all, I recently learned of and visited this free alternative to Pocos das Antas reserve, Parque Municipal do Mico Leao Dourado, which has its own population of golden lion tamar
Taxonomy news
This will likely be the last taxonomy update for a while. My teaching load has just been doubled and I’ll be catastrophically busy until at least April. 1. A new genus and sp
Advertising: Western Sahara with Royle Safaris 26 March – 2 April 2023
Royle Safaris are organising a week in the Western Sahara from March 26 to April 2 next year.The trip means chances for rare mammals including Sand Cat, Fennec Fox, and Saharan Str