Sri Lanka Small Mammal ID website
Stefan Lithner told me about this useful site The Small Mammals of Sri Lanka, which is particularly useful as I am still not aware of any field guide to the mammals of the island,
Lynx sighting in Belarus
A nice video of a Lynx spotted on a ecotours wildlife birding trip to Belarus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGkAaos0zRs&feature=youtu.be Jon
New Trip Reports: India and Finland
Two more reports up on mammalwatching.com today Central India, 2014: Mattia Altieri, 2 weeks & 22 species in an interesting trip top an under-reported area. Highlights include
New Trip Report: Thailand & Sri Lanka
Hi, I’ve just uploaded a really fabulous report from Stefan Lithner who was in Thailand and Sri Lanka earlier this year. Sri Lanka & Thailand, 2014: Stefan Lithner, 1 wee
Question: How many “new” mammals were discovered last year
I just got an email – below – from Francine Brondex in France, asking about the numbers of new mammals described in 2013. My reply is also below but we’d love to
New Trip Reports: The Western Sahara, South Africa & Nepal
Three new reports on mammalwatching.com Western Sahara, 2014: Juan Luis Ortega, 10 days & 13 species including an African Wolf (with pictures too). South Africa, 2014: Juan Lui
Otter vs Gator
We’ve barely recovered from the snake-eats-croc photos, and now this: Photos reveal a river otter in Florida attacking a young alligator, which it then ripped into for lunch. The
“Extinct” deer rediscovered in Vietnam
Roosevelt’s barking deer, or Roosevelt’s muntjac, was first discovered in 1929 by the sons of President Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Jnr and Kermit Roosevelt, in Lao. After tha
Snow Leopard Trip – October 2014: any interest in joining?
Hi, I’ve decided (finally) to go look for Snow Leopards in Hemis National Park, India and am putting together a small group of people (no more than 6). Provisional dates are
New Trip Report – Croatia
Here’s an account of my trip to Croatia last week to find a Mediterranean Monk Seal Jon