Big Bend, 2013
I first visited Big Bend NP for a couple of days in 1998. I returned 15 years later in May 2013 to catch bats with a team from Angelo State University. Fiona Reid introduced me t
Disabled killer whale with missing fins survives with the help of family who hunt for its food
A disabled killer whale that is missing two fins is able to survive in the wild with the help of its family, who hunt food its food Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic
African Wolf discovered in Morocco
Video of two African wolves (Canis lupus lupaster) filmed for the first time in the Rif Mountains (northern Morocco) http://moroccanbirds.blogspot.com/2012/08/African-Wolf-discover
New Trip Report – Big Bend NP, Texas
I was in Big Bend for a couple of nights of bat catching and saw more than 18 mammals (11 of them bats) and 7 lifers including the brilliant Ghost-faced Bat, Western Yellow Bat and
New Trip Reports – Nepal and Bhutan
Two great new reports from Jeff Blincow are up on mammalwatching.com Nepal, 2013: Jeff Blincow, 9 days & 22 species including Sloth Bears, Smooth Coated Otters and some great p
Global Challenges Competition – Anti Wildlife Crime Project
Check out the contestants here and London Zoo’s anti-poaching project. Vote and the winner will get $750k in funding from Google Jon
The Bioko Drill
A nice article on the Bioko Drill. I’d love to visit Bioko Island. Has anyone been? http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0502-fitzner-bioko-drill.html cheers Jon
New Trip Report – South Africa
A first trip report for mammalwatching.com from Jordi Palau South Africa, 2012: 2.5 weeks & 59 species including Aardvark, Wild Dog, Brown Hyena and Aardwolf. Jon
Working to save the Silver Dik-Dik
Little is known about the silver dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) population that roams the dense coastal bushlands of eastern Africa, but experts are working to learn more about the
Bison return to Germany after 300 year absence
Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife