Why Do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola?
A nice video in these days of bad PR for bats. Thanks to Jean-Michel Bompar for sending it through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao0dqJvH4a0 Jon
New trip reports – Alaska & Uganda
A couple of excellent reports just added to mammalwatching.com, both featuring a bunch of stuff I’ve not seen and some nice photos too. Alaska, 2014: Stefan Lithner, 3 weeks
Revision to Humpback Dolphin taxonomy
A good deal of work has gone into this study to sort out the genetics of the Sousa genus http://www.wildlifeextra.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=1&listitemid=1
New trip report – Poland
Poland, 2014: Mark Hows, 4 days & 18 species including Spotted Souslik, Pine Marten and Racoon Dog. Jon
Serval photographed in Morocco
This is interesting. I had no idea Servals came so far north http://moroccanbirds.blogspot.com/2014/08/serval-photographed-middle-atlas.html Many thanks to Mohamed from Moroccan Bi
RFI: Porcupines in Italy (again)
I’ve asked this before – here and here – but I continue to fail dismally at finding Porcupines in Italy. So I will ask again just in case there is any new info. I
Monkeys use field scientists as human shields against predators
This is quite an interesting article about monkeys using human shields when they worry about predation. I remember hearing a story in Zambia about this working the other way around
Recent articles: Good news for Wild Dogs, Bad News for Pangolins, and some hopeful news from Vietnam
Some recent articles Altruistic Wild Dogs making a comeback The enigmatic pangolin, or scaly anteater, is literally being eaten out of existence, report the Zoological Society of L
New trip reports: Peru & Tanzania
I was in Peru last month and a report from a week’s trip is here. 21 species including Red Uakaris, Amazon Manatee and Sechuran Fox. Meanwhile Bob Berghaier went to Tanzania
New Report: Panama
I think I have now caught up with a backlog of trip reports with this one from Scott Flamand The Canopy Tower, Panama, 2014: Scott Flamand, 4 days & 14 species including Allen&