25 November 2025

What Lives In Vegas Stays In Vegas – Mammalwatching in Southern Nevada

Here’s a chronicle of 16 mammal species I found around Las Vegas from July-October 2025, across four different locations. Highlights include Desert Bighorn Sheep, North American Beaver, Bobcat, Fulvous Pocket Gopher, Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat, Desert Woodrat, and Desert Pocket Mouse.

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Mammalwatching Las Vegas Trip Report

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B. Kao
I am a naturalist who collects lifers from all animal taxa – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates – they all matter to me. Similarly, I count lifer species regardless of whether I saw them wild or captive; my main goal is to photograph them alive, and I’ve photographed over 10,000 animal species this way. My trips are primarily centered around zoos, aquariums, and other captive collections, of which I have visited over 170 thus far. 
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