Tibetan Plateau, 2015
The Tibetan Plateau – one of the last major ecozones left on my bucket list – had been on my radar for several years. I’d been saving a trip for a rainy day, or at least
New Trip Report: Bioko Island
A fascinating report from Curtis Hart who spent 5 months in Bioko Island from October through March. What a place! Bioko Island, 2014-15: Curtis Hart’s notes of a 5 month sta
New Trip Report: Maui
Vladimir Dinets took a nearly-mammalless vacation in Maui and sent me these notes on the island’s few mammals. Maui, 2015: Vladimir Dinets’s notes on various mammals oc
Breaking news: Sowerby’s Beaked Whale in Germany
If I was in Europe I’d be on the first plane to Wismar, Germany where a Sowerby’s Beaked Whale is currently hanging around not far off shore and breaching regularly, so
New Trip Report: Bellavista, Ecuador
Good morning from Xining China, where a 12 hour time difference has given me the jet lag I needed to find time to finish this report before I hit the Tibetan Plateau. I’d wanted
Chipmunks of Northern California
Venkat Sankar sent me this helpful note in 2015 on some sites for Chipmunks and other stuff (including Fishers… be still my beating heart… in Northern California). I ha
New Trip Report: Southern Turkey
Here’s areport from Jordi Palau on seeing Wild Goats and Persian Squirrels near Antalya. Jon
New Trip Report: Lake Baikal
Dominique Brugiere visited Lake Baikal in search of the seals on his way home from Mongolia. Here’s his report. Baikal Seals, 2015: Dominique Brugiere, 3 days looking for 
Mole Hunter
This is pretty amazing… I wish I could learn to do this! jon
New Report: Colombia
Some brief notes from Michael Kessler on a few species seen in Colombia this year. Colombia, 2015: Michael Kessler’s short note on a few sites visited during a botanical expe